Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with mushroom poisoning in Kermanshah, Iran during 2014–2018 (N = 193)
Variables | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 92(48.7) |
Male | 97(51.3) | |
Age (year) | ≤ 20 | 17(9.0) |
21–40 | 72(38.3) | |
41–60 | 68(36.2) | |
≥ 61 | 31(16.5) | |
Marital status | Single | 48(24.9) |
Married | 145(75.1) | |
Discharge status | Recovered | 143(75.3) |
Discharge with a doctor’s prescription | 44(23.1) | |
Expired | 3 (1.6) | |
Season | Spring | 172 (92.5) |
Summer | 2(1.0) | |
Fall | 12(6.5) | |
Winter | 0(0.0) | |
Residence | Urban | 176(92.6) |
Rural | 14(7.4) | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 151(78.6) |
Employee | 41(21.4) | |
The interval between the consumption of mushrooms and the onset of symptoms and hospitalization (in hours) | ≤ 6 | 140(73.7) |
7–12 | 39(20.5) | |
13–24 | 10(5.3) | |
25–48 | 1(0.5) | |
Duration of hospitalization (in days) | ≤ 2 | 58(30.5) |
3–4 | 128(67.4) | |
≥ 5 | 4(2.1) | |