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. 2009 Jun 30;6(6):e1000104. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000104

Table 1. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.

Baseline Characteristic Subcategory Placebo (n = 114) Pralidoxime (n = 121)
Age, y, median (IQR) 29.5 (23 to 42) 31 (22 to 48)
Males, n (%) 92 (80.7) 96 (79.3)
Systolic BP, mmHg, mean (SD) 116 (19.8) 118 (22.7)
Diastolic BP, mmHg, mean (SD) 76 (13.4) 76 (17.2)
Pulse mean, bpm, mean (SD) 101 (22) 97 (21)
Time since ingestion, h, median (IQR) 4.4 (2.9 to 7.4); n = 112 4.3 (2.9 to 7.8); n = 116
Time since ingestion using categorical variable derived from times provided, n (%) <4 h 53 (46.5) 51 (42.2)
4–12 h 41 (36.0) 45 (37.2)
>12 h 18 (15.8) 20 (16.5)
Unknown 2 (1.8) 5 (4.1)
Charcoal allocation for those in RCT, n (%) Multiple dose activated charcoal 8 (7.0) 13 (10.7)
Single dose activated charcoal 11 (9.7) 14 (11.6)
No activated charcoal 10 (8.8) 13 (10.7)
Not in RCT 85 (74.6) 81 (66.9)
Charcoal treatment, n (%) Multiple dose activated charcoal 8 (7.0) 13 (10.7)
Single dose activated charcoal 31 (27.2) 42 (34.7)
No activated charcoal 75 (65.8) 66 (54.6)
GCS score, median (IQR) 15 (12 to 15) 14 (10 to 15)
GCS score on admission, n (%) GCS 14 or 15 79 (69.3) 73 (60.3)
GCS<14 35 (30.7) 48 (39.7)
GCS 11–13 15 (13.2) 16 (13.2)
GCS 7–10 5 (4.4) 6 (5.0)
GCS 3–6 15 (13.2) 26 (21.5)
Intubated at baseline, n (%) 16 (14.0) 24 (19.8)