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Table 6 The association between age, gender, COHb level, and Exposure type with the development of DNS; (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

Variables

With Delayed Neuropsychiatric sequelae, n (%)

No Delayed Neuropsychiatric sequels, n (%)

P-value

Gender (including adult and pediatric)

 

    Male

1(20)

54(67.5)

0.050

    Female

4(80)

26(32.5)

Age in years, Median (IQR)

24(6.5, 28)

26(16, 35.25)

0.287

BMI in kg/m2, Median (IQR)

20.51(17.71, 27.66)

24.22(17.07, 27.41)

0.809

Type of exposure

    Open Space

1(20)

3(3.8)

0.366

    Enclosed space

4(80)

67(83.8)

    Unknown

0(0)

8(10)

    Others

0(0)

2(2.5)

Presence of Clinical Manifestations

    Yes

5(100)

73(91.2)

1.000

    No

0

7(8.8)

    Carboxy hemoglobin level

6.35(1.32, 16.32)

13(4.9, 20.3)

0.179

  1. Mann Whitney U test, Pearson Chi square test and Fisher Exact test were used