Table 2.
Clinical manifestations of patients with organophosphate poisoning, stratified according to diabetes mellitus status (N = 118)
| Variable | Total (N = 118) | Non–diabetes mellitus (N = 109) | Diabetes mellitus (N = 9) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cholinergic crisis |
|
|
|
|
| Cardiovascular system: |
|
|
|
|
| Systolic BP, mm Hg (mean ± SD) |
116.81 ± 23.21 |
117.46 ± 22.98 |
108.89 ± 26.00 |
0.289 |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg (mean ± SD) |
79.68 ± 18.24 |
80.30 ± 17.88 |
72.11 ± 21.92 |
0.197 |
| Heart rate, beats/minute (mean ± SD) |
102.04 ± 26.72 |
103.26 ± 27.75 |
91.43 ± 11.10 |
0.270 |
| Hypotension, n (%) |
27 (22.9) |
24 (22.0) |
3 (33.3) |
0.437 |
| Gastrointestinal system, n (%): |
|
|
|
|
| Diarrhea |
35 (29.7) |
35 (32.1) |
0 (0.0) |
0.053 |
| Emesis |
42 (35.6) |
40 (36.7) |
2 (22.2) |
0.383 |
| Respiratory system, n (%): |
|
|
|
|
| Shortness of breath |
81 (68.6) |
75 (68.8) |
6 (66.7) |
0.894 |
| Bronchorrhea |
72 (61.0) |
66 (60.6) |
6 (66.7) |
0.718 |
| Bronchospasm |
67 (56.8) |
61 (56.0) |
6 (66.7) |
0.533 |
| Respiratory failure |
61 (51.7) |
55 (50.5) |
6 (66.7) |
0.350 |
| Genitourinary system n (%): |
|
|
|
|
| Acute renal failure |
11 (9.3) |
10 (9.2) |
1 (11.1) |
0.848 |
| Central nervous system n (%): |
|
|
|
|
| Seizure |
10 (8.5) |
8 (7.3) |
2 (22.2) |
0.123 |
| Coma |
23 (19.5) |
21 (19.3) |
2 (22.2) |
0.830 |
| 2. Intermediate syndrome, n (%) |
10 (8.5) |
10 (9.2) |
0 (0.0) |
0.342 |
| 3. Delayed polyneuropathy, n (%) | 3 (2.5) | 3 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.614 |
SD, standard deviation; BP, blood pressure.