Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with brodifacoum and bromadiolone rodenticide poisoning (N = 20)
From: Outcomes of patients with rodenticide poisoning at a far east poison center
Variable | Bromadiolone (N = 12) | Brodifacoum (N = 8) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, year | 37.3 ± 25.7 | 32.3 ± 17.7 | 0.639 |
Female, n (%) | 6 (50.0) | 5 (62.5) | 0.582 |
Intentional, n (%) | 9 (75) | 7 (87.5) | 0.494 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 2 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 0.224 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0) | 0.125 |
Major depressive disorder and schizophrenia, n (%) | 8 (66.7) | 7 (87.5) | 0.292 |
Alcohol consumption, n (%) | 6 (50.0) | 1 (12.5) | 0.085 |
Smoking habit, n (%) | 5 (41.7) | 3 (37.5) | 0.852 |
Betel nut chewing, n (%) | 4 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 0.068 |
Therapeutic use of warfarin or antiplatelet drugs | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
Time elapsed between poisoning and hospital arrival, hour | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 5.5 ± 10.5 | <0.001*** |