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Table 2 Comparison of causes of acute poisoning in children with different characteristics of acute poisoning

From: Clinical analysis of acute poisoning in children

group

 

cases

mis-using

mis-eating

self-administered

inhalation

contact

mandatory

others

X2

P

sex

male

57

41

7

3

2

1

2

0

3.438

0.695

  

73.2%

12.5%

5.4%

3.6%

1.8%

3.6%

0.0%

 

female

55

37

7

5

4

2

0

0

   

67.3%

12.7%

9.1%

7.3%

3.6%

0.0%

0.0%

age

infant

4

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

57.525

0.00

   

75.0%

0.0%

0.0%

25.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

  
 

young

child

65

56

7

0

0

1

1

0

  
   

86.2%

10.8%

0.0%

0.0%

1.5%

1.5%

0.0%

  
 

preschool

24

15

5

0

2

1

1

0

  
   

62.5%

20.8%

0.0%

8.3%

4.2%

4.2%

0.0%

  
 

school age

and adolescent

19

4

2

8

3

1

0

1

  
   

21.1%

10.5%

42.1%

15.8%

5.3%

0.0%

5.3%

  

season

spring

34

27

2

5

0

0

0

0

4.508

0.029

   

79.4%

5.9%

14.7%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

  
 

summer

40

27

5

0

2

3

2

1

  
   

67.5%

12.5%

0.0%

5.0%

7.5%

5.0%

2.5%

  
 

autumn

15

10

4

1

0

0

0

0

  
   

66.7%

26.7%

6.7%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

  
 

winter

23

14

3

2

4

0

0

0

  
   

60.9%

13.0%

8.7%

17.4%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%