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Table 5 Clinical predictors of toxic hepatitis after acetaminophen poisoning (N = 187)

From: Outcomes of patients with acetaminophen-associated toxic hepatitis at a far east poison center

Variable

Univariate logistic analysis

 

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P value

Serum acetaminophen level (each increase of 1 μg/mL)

1.006

0.997-1.016

0.210

Acetaminophen amount (each increase of 1 tablet)

1.039

0.984-1.096

0.169

Hepatitis B virus carrier (yes)

0.000

0.000-0.000

0.999

Time elapsed between acetaminophen ingestion and hospital arrival (each increase of 1 hour)

1.260

0.241-9.438

0.660