Table 2 Gender-based comparison of patient characteristics
From: Age- and gender-specific acute poisoning with drugs and medications affecting nervous system
Description | Total N = 29,083 | Female (%) n = 12,426 | Male (%) n = 16,657 | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Circumstance of exposure |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Deliberate self-poisoning | 21,374 | 9817 (45.93) | 11,557 (54.07) | < 0.0001 |
 Accidental | 1017 | 342 (33.63) | 675 (66.37) | < 0.0001 |
 Not reported | 6692 | 2267 (33.88) | 4425 (66.12) | < 0.0001 |
Number of hospital admission |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Once | 17,586 | 7290 (41.45) | 10,296 (58.55) | < 0.0001 |
 More than once | 11,497 | 5136 (44.67) | 6361 (55.33) | < 0.0001 |
Patients discharge |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Following treatment | 28,688 | 12,356 (43.07) | 16,332 (56.93) | < 0.0001 |
 Due to death | 395 | 70 (17.72) | 325 (82.28) | < 0.0001 |
Year of hospital admission | Â | Â | Â | 0.0 |
 2010 | 4768 | 2171 (45.53) | 2597 (54.47) | < 0.0001 |
 2011 | 4719 | 2027 (42.95) | 2692 (57.05) | 0.726 |
 2012 | 4542 | 2100 (46.24( | 2442 (53.76) | < 0.0001 |
 2013 | 4808 | 2094 (43.55) | 2714 (56.45) | 0.204 |
 2014 | 5126 | 2106 (41.08) | 3020 (58.92) | < 0.05 |
 2015 | 5120 | 1928 (37.66) | 3192 (62.34) | < 0.0001 |
Season of hospital admission | Â | Â | Â | 0.143 |
 Spring | 7574 | 3308 (43.68) | 4266 (56.32) | 0.052 |
 Summer | 7891 | 3306 (41.90) | 4585 (58.10) | 0.080 |
 Autumn | 6820 | 2929 (42.95) | 3891 (57.05) | 0.674 |
 Winter | 6798 | 2883 (42.41) | 3915 (57.59) | 0.548 |