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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of two patient groups

From: Factors associated with chemical burns in Zhejiang province, China: An epidemiological study

Variable a

All (N = 492)

Group 1b (N = 263)

Group 2 b (N = 229)

P-value

Age (year)

38(30,45)

38(30,45)

39(30,45)

0.825

Gender

   

< 0.001*

   Male

408(82.93%)

243(92.40%)

165(72.05%)

 

   Female

84(17.07%)

20(7.60%)

64(27.95%)

 

Marital Status

   

0.838

   Married

395(80.29%)

214(81.37%)

181(79.04%)

 

   Single

93(18.90%)

47(17.87%)

46(20.09%)

 

   Divorce

4(0.81%)

2(0.76%)

2(0.87%)

 

Educational background

   

0.037*

   Elementary school

145(29.47%)

86(32.70%)

59(25.76%)

 

   Junior high school

232(47.15%)

123(46.77%)

109(47.60%)

 

   Senior high school

89(18.09%)

37(14.07%)

52(22.71%)

 

   College/University

26(5.29%)

17(6.46%)

9(3.93%)

 

Work type

   

0.124

   Temporary

262(53.25%)

144(54.75%)

118(51.53%)

 

   Permanent

137(27.85%)

78(29.66%)

59(25.76%)

 

   Other

93(18.90%)

41(15.59%)

52(22.71%)

 

Organization†

   

< 0.001*

   Government owned

32(6.72%)

28(10.65%)

4(1.88%)

 

   Foreign enterprises

30(6.30%)

24(9.12%)

6(2.82%)

 

   Private enterprises

355(74.58%)

179(68.06%)

176(82.63%)

 

   Other

59(12.40%)

32(12.17%)

27(12.67%)

 
  1. a Age was presented as median (IQR) and compared by Mann-Whitney U test; categorical variables were presented as count (percentage) and tested by Fisher's exact test
  2. b Patients were classified into two groups according to awareness of correct and immediate onsite treatment required (Group 1) or lack of awareness of immediate treatment required (Group 2)
  3. *P < 0.05 indicated significant differences between groups
  4. †There were 16 missing value.