Table 3. Baseline characteristics of poisoned patients admitted to study hospitals in North Central Province of Sri Lanka.
| Control | Intervention | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 824 (51) | 819 (48) |
| Female | 801 (49) | 880 (52) |
| Age Groups | ||
| 12–19 | 507 (31) | 517 (30) |
| 20–29 | 529 (33) | 575 (34) |
| 30–39 | 239 (15) | 280 (17) |
| 40–49 | 187 (11) | 171 (10) |
| > = 50 | 163 (10) | 156 (9) |
| Type of Poison | ||
| Organophosphates and Carbamates | 310 (19) | 283 (17) |
| Paraquat | 20 (1) | 30 (2) |
| Other Pesticides | 330 (20) | 352 (21) |
| Medicine | 289 (18) | 328 (19) |
| Oleander | 244 (15) | 203 (12) |
| Hydrocarbon | 93 (6) | 90 (5) |
| Other & Unknown Poison | 339 (21) | 413 (24) |
| Total | 1,625 | 1,699 |