Table 1. Characteristics of carbon monoxide poisoning cases.
| Number | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), Mean ± SD | 27.1 ± 20.1 | ||
| Gender | Female | 2,546 | 57.9 |
| Male | 1,849 | 42.1 | |
| Area of residence | City | 1,106 | 25.2 |
| District | 1,516 | 34.5 | |
| Town/Village | 1,773 | 40.3 | |
| Type of treatment | Outpatient | 4,276 | 97.3 |
| Inpatient | 119 | 2.7 | |
| Type of discharge | Cured | 118 | 59.3 |
| Referred | 58 | 29.1 | |
| Treated | 7 | 3.5 | |
| Death | 13 | 6.5 | |
| Voluntary | 3 | 1.5 | |
| Duration of hospital stay (days), Mean ± SD | 2.6 ± 2.5 | ||
| Admitted to the ICU | Yes | 74 | 1.7 |
| No | 4,321 | 98.3 | |
| ICU stay (days), Mean ± SD | 2.3 ± 1.2 | ||
| Death | Yes | 87 | 2.0 |
| No | 4,308 | 98.0 | |
| Place of death | Hospital | 61 | 70.1 |
| Home | 22 | 25.3 | |
| Other | 4 | 4.6 | |
| Time from diagnosis to death (months), Mean ± SD | 35.5 ± 30.7 | ||
| Morbidity presence | Yes | 10 | 8.4 |
| No | 109 | 91.6 | |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 3 | 2.5 | |
| Parkinson’s disease | 3 | 2.5 | |
| Depression | 1 | .8 | |
| Anxiety | 2 | 1.7 | |
| Arrhythmia | 1 | .8 | |
| None | 109 | 91.6 | |