20 May 2025 : Clinical Research
Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Poisoning in China: A 318-Case Review
Jing Zhao ABDF 1,2, Juan Hu E 1,2, Yaling Liu BCDEF 1,2,3*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946496
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946496
Table 4 Distribution of poisoned children by season of poisoning.
| Pediatric patients who visited our emergency department for poisoning | Pediatric patients who visited our emergency department for other reasons | Total | χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Spring | 114 (0.22) | 51349 (99.78) | 51463 (100) | 94.778 | < 0.001 |
| Summer | 120 (0.26) | 46177 (99.74) | 46297 (100) | ||
| Autumn | 15 (0.03) | 49346 (99.97) | 49361 (100) | ||
| Winter | 69 (0.13) | 51470 (99.87) | 51539 (100) | ||
| Total | 318 (0.16) | 198342 (99.84) | 198660 (100) | ||
| The chi-square test was used for overall comparison. The α partition was performed for pairwise comparisons between different seasons (=0.05/6=0.008). No statistically significant differences were identified between the groups marked with the same lowercase letter (>0.008). Statistically significant differences were identified between the groups marked with different lowercase letters (a, b, c) ( | |||||