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Table 2 Influence of the level of education on the total daily dose of administered acetaminophen

From: Acetaminophen administration in pediatric age: an observational prospective cross-sectional study

 

Group C

Group D

<90 mg/kg/day

>90 mg/kg/day

Level of education

Elementary school

Primary education

Secondary education

Secondary education

University education

Number

44

347

669

98

239

% in the group

4

33

63

29

71

% of the total population

3.15

24.84

47.88

7.01

17.11

Dose/day mg/kg/die

21.47/23.94/17.51

41.67/46.58/35.71

69.44/77.40/60.42

93.75/96.65/92.98

115.38/128.20/107.14

  1. Dose/day = median/ 3 rd quartile/1 st quartile
  2. C group C, D group D
  3. El Elementary school, P primary education, S secondary education, U University education
  4. El vs P; El vs S-C; El vs S-D; S-D vs U; P vs S-C; P vs S-D; P vs U; S-C vs S-D; S-D vs U all p < 0.0001