Table 1 Subgroups of the studied population accordingly to the total daily dose (group D > 90 mg/kg/day; Group C < 90 mg/kg/die) and the single daily dose (group A < 15 mg/kg/dose; group B > 15 mg/kg/dose;) of assumed acetaminophen
From: Acetaminophen administration in pediatric age: an observational prospective cross-sectional study
Group dose/day | N (%) | Medical prescription/self-prescription %/% | mg/kg/day | Sub-group dose | N (%) | mg/kg/dose | N. of doses | mg/kg/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Median | Median | Median | |||||
3 rd quartile | 3 rd quartile | 3 rd quartile | 3 rd quartile | |||||
1 st quartile | 1 st quartile | 1 st quartile | 1 st quartile | |||||
Group D | 337 (24.12) | 9,82/14.3 | 107.14 | <15 mg/kg/dose (Group A) | 8 (2.37) | 13.39 | 8.00 | 107.10 |
14.76 | 8.00 | 118.10 | ||||||
123.71 | 11.94 | 8.00 | 95.52 | |||||
>90 mg/kg/day | >15 mg/kg/dose (Group B) | 329 (97.63) | 19.53 | 6.00 | 107.14 | |||
97.61 | 22.73 | 6.00 | 123.97 | |||||
17.24 | 5.00 | 97.66 | ||||||
Group C | 1060 (75.88) | 75.88/0 | 58.20 | <15 mg/kg/dose (Group A) | 703 (66.32) | 11.68 | 4.00 | 52.63 |
13.44 | 6.00 | 68.18 | ||||||
73.13 | 9.62 | 4.00 | 39.06 | |||||
<90 mg/kg/day | >15 mg/kg/dose (Group B) | 357 (33.68) | 18.11 | 4.00 | 68.96 | |||
44.78 | ||||||||
20.00 | 4.00 | 76.92 | ||||||
16.67 | 3.00 | 61.68 |