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 5 Distribution of poisoned children by type of poisoning.
| Medications | Harmful substances | Toxic substances | Total | χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | |||
| Teens | 39 (72.2) | 4 (7.4) | 11 (20.4) | 54 (100) | 11.816 | 0.003 |
| Non-teens | 159 (60.2) | 75 (28.4) | 30 (11.4) | 264 (100) | ||
| Male | 91 (60.7) | 38 (25.3) | 21 (14) | 150 (100) | 0.414 | 0.813 |
| Female | 107 (63.7) | 41 (24.4) | 20 (11.9) | 168 (100) | ||
| Total | 198 (62.3) | 79 (24.8) | 41 (12.9) | 318 (100) | ||
| The chi-square test was used for overall comparison. The α partition was performed for pairwise comparisons between poisons (=0.05/3=0.017). No statistically significant differences were identified between the groups marked with the same lowercase letter (>0.017). Statistically significant differences were identified between the groups marked with different lowercase letters (a, b, c) ( | ||||||