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Table 3 Physician evaluations of intention in 1065 hospital admissions for acute poisoning in Oslo in 2008

From: A one-year observational study of all hospitalized and fatal acute poisonings in Oslo: Epidemiology, intention and follow-up

Intention

Males n (%)

Females n (%)

95 % CI

Total n (%)

AOSA

278 (52)

121 (23)

<0.001*

399 (37)

Possible suicide attempt

115 (21)

229 (43)

<0.001*

344 (32)

Other accidents

87 (16)

83 (16)

ns

170 (16)

Definite suicide attempt

56 (10)

95 (18)

<0.001*

151 (14)

Unknown

0 (0)

1 (<0.5)

ns

1 (<0.5)

Total

536 (100)

529 (100)

 

1065 (100)

  1. *Significant.
  2. AOSA accidental overdoses with substances of abuse, CI Confidence interval.