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Table 3 Number of paracetamol tablets taken in overdose in England and Ireland 2002-2007 by alcohol use

From: Impact of different pack sizes of paracetamol in the United Kingdom and Ireland on intentional overdoses: a comparative study

 

England N = 4858

Ireland N = 3509

Mann Whitney

 
 

median

(IQR) 1

median

(IQR) 1

Z

P

Both genders

      

   Alcohol

24

(16-35)

24

(13-36)

-0.619

0.536

   No/Not known

20

(14-32)

24

(12-36)

-0.328

0.743

Males

      

   Alcohol

30

(16-40)

30

(18-48)

-1.086

0.277

   No/Not known

28

(16-40)

25.5

(16-48)

-1.739

0.082

Females

      

   Alcohol

20

(14-32)

20

(12-30)

-1.496

0.135

   No/Not known

20

(13-32)

20

(12-30)

-0.954

0.340

  1. 1 IQR = interquartile range
  2. Number of tablets of pure paracetamol taken alone in overdose in England (three centres; six general hospitals), and in Ireland, 2002 to 2007, by alcohol use at the time or prior to the overdose
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