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Table 1 Poisoning mortality rates by gender and age in Taiwan in 1999-2008 (per 100,000 population)

From: Trends in poisoning hospitalization and mortality in Taiwan, 1999-2008: a retrospective analysis

Types

Age

â‘  0-4 yrs

â‘¡ 5-14 yrs

â‘¢ 15-24 yrs

â‘£ 25-44 yrs

⑤ 45-64 yrs

⑥ ≧ 65 yrs

Total

 

Gender

N

Rate

N

Rate

N

Rate

N

Rate

N

Rate

N

Rate

N

Rate

Unintentional Poisoning ***

Total

38

0.29

56

0.18

329

0.89

1,939

2.59

766

1.56

460

2.18

3,589

1.45

④,⑥ > ⑤ > ③,①,②

Male

15

0.22

35

0.21

215

1.13

1,562

4.12

622

2.54

268

2.55

2,718

2.16

 

Female

23

0.36

21

0.14

114

0.63

377

1.02

144

0.58

192

1.83

871

0.73

Drugs ***

Total

4

0.03

1

< 0.01

181

0.48

1,129

1.52

181

0.35

70

0.33

1,566

0.63

(E850-E858)

Male

1

0.02

1

0.01

121

0.63

953

2.53

155

0.62

38

0.36

1,269

0.99

④ > ③,⑤,⑥ > ①,②

Female

3

0.05

0

0

60

0.33

176

0.48

26

0.10

32

0.31

297

0.25

Other utility gas and CO **

Total

26

0.20

48

0.15

87

0.24

295

0.39

134

0.27

56

0.27

646

0.27

(E868)

Male

9

0.13

32

0.19

46

0.25

196

0.52

99

0.40

36

0.33

418

0.34

④ > ⑤,⑥,③,①,②

Female

17

0.27

16

0.11

41

0.23

99

0.27

35

0.14

20

0.20

228

0.20

Pesticide ***

Total

1

0.01

0

0

27

0.08

164

0.22

206

0.44

196

0.93

594

0.24

(E863)

Male

1

0.01

0

0

24

0.13

134

0.35

170

0.74

128

1.21

457

0.37

⑥ > ⑤,④,③,①,②

Female

0

0

0

0

3

0.02

30

0.08

36

0.15

68

0.65

137

0.11

Intentional poisoning ***

Total

25

0.19

29

0.09

840

2.24

6,708

8.86

4,578

9.44

2,260

10.63

14,440

5.73

⑥,⑤,④ > ③,①,②

Male

11

0.16

10

0.06

567

2.94

4,829

12.59

3,279

13.59

1,308

12.23

10,004

7.88

 

Female

14

0.22

19

0.13

273

1.51

1,879

5.03

1,299

5.34

952

9.01

4,436

3.56

Not explicitly ***

Total

11

0.09

14

0.04

158

0.42

1,244

1.65

703

1.44

461

2.18

2,591

1.03

⑥ > ④,⑤ > ③,①,②

Male

8

0.12

6

0.04

98

0.51

939

2.45

507

2.09

244

2.27

1,802

1.42

 

Female

3

0.05

8

0.05

60

0.33

305

0.82

196

0.80

217

2.08

789

0.64

Total ***

Total

74

0.57

99

0.31

1,327

3.55

9,891

13.10

6,047

12.43

3,155

14.98

20,620

8.21

⑥,④,⑤ > ③ > ①,②

Male

34

0.50

51

0.31

880

4.57

7,330

19.16

4,408

18.21

1,809

17.04

14,524

11.46

 

Female

40

0.63

48

0.32

447

2.47

2,561

6.88

1,639

6.71

1,346

12.96

6,096

4.92

  1. The data show only the top 3 agents of unintentional poisoning
  2. ANOVA (*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < 0.001), Scheffe's post hoc comparisons
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