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Table 3 Significantly associated factors with higher poison severity scores.

From: Severity scores and their associated factors among orally poisoned toddlers: a cross sectional single poison center study

Exposures Outcomes

Gender Female:Male

Age (Years)

BMI (Kg/m2)

Substance type Drug:Chemical

Witnessed incident No : Yes

Home management No : Yes

Arrival time to ED (hours)

Beta (t) P-value

Beta (t) P-value

Beta (t) P-value

Beta (t) P-value

Beta (t) P-value

Beta (t) P-value

Beta (t) P-value

Composite mean of PSS

−0.014 (−0.15) P = 0.883

−0.049 (−0.51) P = 0.612

−0.047 (−0.49) P = 0.622

0.136 (1.38) P = 0.170

−0.071 (−0.74) P = 0.464

0.189 (1.99) P = 0.048*

0.189 (1.96) P = 0.052

GI- tract

−0.097 (−1.04) P = 0.301

−0.050 (−0.53) P = 0.597

−0.106 (−1.13) P = 0.262

0.069 (0.71) P = 0.480

0.017 (0.18) P = 0.861

0.062 (0.66) P = 0.508

0.314 (3.31) P = 0.001*

Respiratory tract

0.126 (1.34) P = 0.185

−0.097 (−1.01) P = 0.315

−0.001 (−0.01) P = 0.990

0.195 (2.01) P = 0.047*

−0.08 (−0.84) P = 0.401

0.165 (1.76) P = 0.081

−0.068 (−0.71) P = 0.477

Nervous system

0.051 (0.53) P = 0.597

0.039 (0.40) P = 0.689

−0.122 (−1.26) P = 0.211

0.026 (0.26) P = 0.793

−0.032 (−0.33) P = 0.740

0.049 (0.51) P = 0.610

0.242 (2.49) P = 0.014*

Cardiovascular

−0.138 (−1.46) P = 0.149

−0.003 (−0.04) P = 0.972

−0.003 (−0.03) P = 0.975

−0.008 (−0.08) P = 0.933

−0.143 (−1.49) P = 0.140

0.176 (1.87) P = 0.064

−0.117 (−1.22) P = 0.227

Metabolic balance

0.118 (1.22) P = 0.226

0.001 (−0.003) P = 0.998

0.044 (0.45) P = 0.651

0.107 (1.08) P = 0.285

0.004 (0.04) P = 0.969

0.075 (0.78) P = 0.438

0.127 (1.29) P = 0.197

Liver

−0.078 (−0.79) P = 0.430

−0.051 (−0.52) P = 0.608

0.002 (0.02) P = 0.985

0.067 (0.67) P = 0.507

0.094 (0.95) P = 0.345

−0.058 (−0.59) P = 0.554

−0.062 (−0.62) P = 0.535

Kidney

−0.050 (−0.57) P = 0.572

−0.111 (−1.24) P = 0.219

0.123 (1.37) P = 0.173

0.103 (1.13) P = 0.262

0.040 (0.44) P = 0.662

0.174 (1.97) P = 0.051

0.353 (3.94) P < 0.001*

Blood

−0.079 (−0.81) P = 0.417

0.028 (0.29) P = 0.775

0.019 (0.19) P = 0.843

−0.121 (−1.21) P = 0.231

−0.038 (−0.39) P = 0.700

0.003 (0.03) P = 0.975

0.119 (1.21) P = 0.228

Muscular system

−0.053 (−0.57) P = 0.569

−0.008 (−0.08) P = 0.934

−0.029 (−0.31) P = 0.755

0.255 (2.65) P = 0.009*

−0.215 (−2.26) P = 0.026*

0.088 (0.94) P = 0.348

0.084 (0.89) P = 0.378

Effects on skin

−0.015 (−0.16) P = 0.876

−0.036 (−0.36) P = 0.720

−0.101 (−1.02) P = 0.310

0.072 (0.710) P = 0.479

0.027 (0.27) P = 0.788

0.135 (1.39) P = 0.168

−0.034 (−0.35) P = 0.729

Effects on eye

0.065 (0.68) P = 0.501

−0.049 (−0.50) P = 0.618

0.036 (0.37) P = 0.713

0.133 (1.35) P = 0.181

0.031 (0.313) P = 0.755

0.186 (1.95) P = 0.054

−0.059 (−0.61) P = 0.545

  1. Note: *Statistically significant at p < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: Beta, coefficient of determination; t = student t-test; Kg: kilogram; m:meter, P, p-value