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Table 6 Multivariable regression for predictors of severity of clinical status and hospitalization. CI Confidence interval; OR Odds ratio; CO Carbon monoxide; CAV National Poison Control Center. aIncluding plants/mushrooms, cosmetics, pet food and viper bite

From: Childhood acute poisoning in the Italian North-West area: a six-year retrospective study

 

Seriousness of clinical status (serious vs. no serious)

Hospitalization (yes vs no)

Lenght of stay at the emergency room (at least 12 h vs less than 12 h)

  

Predictor variables

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Gender

 Female

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Male

0.70 (0.45–1.10)

0.124

0.75 (0.57–0.98)

0.040

0.75 (0.56–0.99)

0.045

Age in years

  < 1

1.28 (0.40–4.09)

0.671

0.59 (0.59–1.37)

0.158

0.55 (0.24–1.28)

0.168

 1–4

1.64 (0.62–4.31)

0.319

0.42 (0.18–0.98)

0.046

0.84 (0.42–1.66)

0.611

 5–9

0.99 (0.337–2.91)

0.985

0.43 (0.16–1.15)

0.093

0.96 (0.45–2.05)

0.924

 10–14

1

 

1

 

1

 

Nationality

 European

 

1

 

 

 Extra-European

 

3.47 (1.82–6.62)

< 0.001

0.126

Advice from CAV

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Yes

4.89 (3.01–7.93)

< 0.001

1.12 (0.58–2.16)

0.743

1.63 (1.06–2.50)

0.027

Mode of poisoning

 Accidental

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Intentional

2.48 (0.43–14.23)

0.309

3.22 (1.34–7.74)

0.009

3.3 (1.35–8.09)

0.009

 Therapeutic error

0.595 (0.28–1.27)

0.178

2.74 (1.27–5.91)

0.010

1.91 (1.17–3.12)

0.008

Number of substances

 1

1

 

1

 

1

 

  ≥ 2

5.56 (1.73–42.24)

0.097

1.24 (0.46–3.31)

0.666

1.94 (1.05–3.58)

0.035

Type of substances

 Pharmaceutics

1

 

1

 

1

 

 CO/Fumes

10.18 (1.27–21.87)

0.029

2.88 (0.94–8.80)

0.063

3.79 (1.77–8.13)

0.001

 Household cleaning products

0.64 (0.34–1.19)

0.158

1.81 (0.96–3.42)

0.067

1.42 (0.98–2.04)

0.060

 Cosmetics

0.40 (0.16–1.00)

0.050

0.17 (0.02–1.50)

0.112

0.83 (0.40–1.72)

0.618

 Alcohol and recreational drugs

0.98 (0.26–3.67)

0.980

1.09 (0.30–3.91)

0.899

2.06 (1.04–4.09)

0.038

 Others a

0.42 (0.22–0.79)

0.008

0.95 (0.42–2.15)

0.907

0.81 (0.51–1.28)

0.37

 Intercept

3.317

0.034

0.097

< 0.001

0.266

0.001