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Table 1 Demographic details of study population

From: Demographics and clinical characteristics of carbon monoxide poisoning for patients attending in the emergency department at a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Variables

Total (n = 85)

Pediatrics (n = 24)

Adults (n = 61)

Frequency (Percentage)

Gender

    Males

55(64.7)

14(58.3)

41(67.2)

    Females

30(35.3)

10 (41.7)

20(32.8)

Weather condition

    Cold weather

65(76.5)

22(91.7)

43(70.5)

    Hot weather

20(23.5)

2(8.3)

18(29.5)

Type of exposure

    Open Space

4(4.71)

0

4(6.6)

    Enclosed Space

71(83.53)

23(95.8)

48(78.7)

    Unknown

10(11.76)

1(4.2)

9(14.8)

Body Mass Index

    Underweight

11(12.94)

11(45.8)

0

    Normal

30(35.29)

6(25)

24(39.3)

    Overweight

12(14.12)

2(8.3)

10(16.4)

    Obese

6(7.06)

1(4.2)

5(8.2)

    Not Applicable

26(30.59)

4(16.7)

22(36.1)

Smoking status

    Yes

21(24.7)

0

21(34.4)

    No

24(28.2)

24(100)

0

    Unknown

40(47.1)

0

40(65.6)

Clinical Manifestations

    Presented with clinical manifestations

78(91.8)

17(70.8)

61(100)

    Presented with No clinical manifestations

7(8.2)

7(29.2)

0

CNS symptoms

    Presented with CNS symptoms

74(87.1)

16(66.7)

58(95.1)

    Presented without CNS symptoms

11(12.9)

8(33.3)

3(4.9)

Respiratory symptoms

    Presented with Respiratory symptoms

44(51.8)

7(29.2)

37(60.7)

    Presented without Respiratory symptoms

41(48.2)

17(70.8)

24(39.3)

Cardiovascular symptoms

    Presented with cardiovascular symptoms

28(32.9)

4(16.7)

24(39.3)

    Presented without cardiovascular symptoms

57(67.1)

20(83.3)

37(60.7)