Table 1 Features of patients receiving prescriptions (N = 13868) of acetaminophen
Infant | Preschool child | Child | Adolescent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(<2 y/o) | (2–5 y/o) | (6–11 y/o) | (12–17 y/o) | |
No. of patients | 1683 | 3921 | 4926 | 3338 |
Male (%) | 763 (45.3) | 1838 (46.9) | 2345 (47.6) | 1578 (47.3) |
Female (%) | 919 (54.6) | 2083 (53.1) | 2580 (52.4) | 1760 (52.7) |
Missing (%) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | ||
Patient’s age, mean ± SD, y | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 4.0 ± 1.1 | 8.8 ± 1.7 | 14.8 ± 1.6 |
Prescriber’s specialty | ||||
Pediatrics (%) | 962 (57.2) | 1752 (44.7) | 1833 (37.2) | 806 (24.1) |
Family medicine (%) | 374 (22.2) | 1007 (25.7) | 1528 (31.0) | 1367 (41.0) |
Otolaryngology (%) | 347 (20.6) | 1162 (29.6) | 1565 (31.7) | 1165 (34.9) |