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Table 4 The association between Carboxyhemoglobin level (continuous variable) and other variables (%) in patients with CO poisoning; (n = 85)

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

Variable

Carboxy Hb level(%)

Median (IQR)

P-value

BMI (in kg/m2)

  

    Underweight

    Normal

    Overweight

    Obese

16(2.7, 22.7)

10.7(5.4, 18.7)

9.7(4.5, 21.6)

7.25(1.4, 20.97)

0.687

Gender

  

    Males

    Females

15.75(7.42, 22.57)

10.6(2.2, 15.4)

0.004*

Age group

  

    Pediatric

    Adult

14.4(6.17, 21.87)

10.7(3.65, 19.8)

0.609

Clinical Manifestations

  

    Yes

    No

11.4(3.65, 19.95)

14.55(7.35, 22.87)

0.667

  1. Mann Whitney U test was used, *Statistically Significant at 5%