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 7 Single factor analysis of intentional poisoning.
| Clinical characteristics | Unintentional poisoning | Intentional poisoning | Total | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | |||
| Male | 140 (93.3) | 10 (6.7) | 150 (100) | 12.243 | <0.001 |
| Female | 134 (79.8) | 34 (20.2) | 168 (100) | ||
| >0, <1 | 22 (100) | 0 (0) | 22 (100) | – | <0.001 (Fisher’s exact test) |
| ≥1, <3 | 162 (100) | 0 (0) | 162 (100) | ||
| ≥3, <6 | 60 (100) | 0 (0) | 60 (100) | ||
| ≥6, <12 | 16 (80) | 4 (20) | 20 (100) | ||
| ≥12 | 14 (25.9) | 40 (74.1) | 54 (100) | ||
| Yes | 14 (25.9) | 40 (74.1) | 54 (100) | 197.972 | <0.001 |
| No | 260 (98.5) | 4 (1.5) | 264 (100) | ||
| Yes | 2 (10) | 18 (90) | 20 (100) | 103.845 | <0.001 (continuity corrections) |
| No | 272 (91.3) | 26 (8.7) | 298 (100) | ||
| Spring | 94 (82.5) | 20 (17.5) | 114 (100) | 2.991 | 0.393 |
| Summer | 107 (89.2) | 13 (10.8) | 120 (100) | ||
| Autumn | 12 (80) | 3 (20) | 15 (100) | ||
| Winter | 61 (88.4) | 8 (11.6) | 69 (100) | ||
| Day time | 154 (89) | 19 (11) | 173 (100) | 2.592 | 0.107 |
| Evening | 120 (82.8) | 25 (17.2) | 145 (100) | ||
| Medications | 165 (83.3) | 33 (16.7) | 198 (100) | 19.822 | <0.001 |
| Harmful substances | 79 (100) | 0 (0) | 79 (100) | ||
| Toxic substances | 30 (73.2) | 11 (26.8) | 41 (100) | ||
| Total | 274 (86.2) | 44 (13.8) | 318 (100) | ||
| Day time: 8: 00–18: 00 Evening: 18: 00–08: 00. The chi-square test was used for overall comparison. The α partition was performed for pairwise comparisons between different age groups (=0.05/10=0.005). No statistically significant differences were identified between the groups marked with the same lowercase letter (>0.005). Statistically significant differences were identified between the groups marked with different lowercase letters (0.017). Statistically significant differences were identified between the groups marked with different lowercase letters (a, b, c) ( | |||||