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Table 2 Main and co-agents, main agents separated by sex

From: Outpatient treatment of acute poisonings in Oslo: poisoning pattern, factors associated with hospitalization, and mortality

Toxic agent

Main+co-agents

Main agents

 

n (%)

Total n (%)

Males n (%)

Females n (%)

p-value

Ethanol

1236 (53)

1018 (43)

688 (44)

330 (42)

ns

Opioids

613 (26)

519 (22)

415 (27)

104 (13)

< 0.001*

CO/fire smoke

233 (10)

231 (10)

136 (9)

95 (12)

0.018*

Benzodiazepines

376 (16)

122 (5)

72 (5)

50 (6)

ns

Amphetamines

196 (8)

73 (3)

63 (4)

10 (1)

< 0.001*

Paracetamol

104 (4)

58 (2)

17 (1)

41 (5)

< 0.001*

GHB

58 (2)

54 (2)

39 (3)

15 (2)

ns

Antidepressants

54 (2)

39 (2)

10 (1)

29 (4)

< 0.001*

Scopolamine

45 (2)

34 (1)

26 (2)

8 (1)

ns

Neuroleptics

42 (2)

29 (1)

7 (< 0.5)

22 (3)

< 0.001*

Zopiclone/zolpidem

65 (3)

27 (1)

11 (1)

16 (2)

0.011*

Cocaine

32 (1)

12 (1)

10 (1)

2 (< 0.5)

ns

NSAIDs

31 (1)

12 (1)

6 (< 0.5)

6 (1)

ns

Antihistamines

24 (1)

10 (< 0.5)

2 (< 0.5)

8 (1)

0.004*

Antiepileptics

16 (1)

9 (< 0.5)

3 (< 0.5)

6 (1)

ns

Ecstasy

14 (1)

5 (< 0.5)

3 (< 0.5)

2 (< 0.5)

ns

Other gases

21 (1)

20 (1)

12 (1)

8 (1)

ns

Other

194 (8)

76 (3)

33 (2)

43 (5)

< 0.001*

Total cases

 

2348 (100)

1553 (100)

795 (100)

 
  1. *Significant
  2. Main agents present in ≤ 5 patients were defined as "other"
  3. NSAIDs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  4. Among the opioids as main agent, 478 were by illegal substances. Among the legal opioids, 19 were by methadone and 14 were by buprenorphine. Among the cases involving antidepressants as the main agent, 22 were by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and five were by tricyclic antidepressants. Among the cases involving paracetamol as the main agent, 21 were by codeine-combination formulas