Table 4 Distribution of admitted cases of poisoning in relation to duration of hospital stay

Rodenticides

986

43.4

1225

53.9

61

2.7

115.3

<0.001

Pharmaceutical drugs

916

54.4

689

40.9

78

4.6

18.94

<0.001

CNS abused drugs

975

55.6

741

42.2

39

2.2

15.51

<0.001

Chemicals

604

60.3

355

35.5

42

4.2

37.85

<0.001

Insecticides

452

53.6

365

43.3

26

3.1

0.79

0.674

Animal envenomation

31

54.4

20

35.1

6

10.5

10.14

0.006

Botulism

18

94.7

0

0.0

1

5.3

15.27

<0.001

Unknown

151

53.4

122

43.1

10

3.5

0.23

0.892

Total

4133

52.2

3517

44.4

263

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