Table 3.

Comparison between age categories

Parameter	Age <5 years (n = 96)	Age 5–9 years (n = 142)	Age 10–12 years (n = 70)	p value
Offending animal				0.012
Dog	74 (77.08%)	106 (74.65%)	58 (82.66%)
Cat	8 (8.33%)	26 (18.31%)	8 (11.43%)
Monkey	14 (14.58%)	8 (5.63%)	2 (2.86%)
Rat	0	2 (1.41%)	2 (2.86%)
Animal status				<0.001
Stray	90 (93.75%)	108 (76.06%)	66 (94.29%)
Pet	2 (2.08%)	34 (23.94%)	2 (2.86%)
Wild	4 (4.17%)	0	2 (2.86%)
Whether animal could be kept under watch				<0.001
No	94 (97.92%)	112 (78.87%)	68 (97.14%)
Yes	2 (2.08%)	30 (21.13%)	2 (2.86%)
Bite location				<0.001
Right lower limb	20 (20.83%)	48 (33.80%)	30 (42.86%)
Right upper limb	22 (22.92%)	26 (18.31%)	6 (8.57%)
Left lower limb	6 (6.25%)	38 (28.76%)	28 (40.00%)
Left upper limb	4 (4.17%)	10 (7.04%)	2 (2.86%)
Trunk	12 (12.50%)	12 (8.45%)	4 (5.71%)
Face	32 (33.33%)	8 (5.63%)	0
Bite class				<0.001
Class I	24 (25.00%)	62 (43.66%)	28 (40.00%)
Class II	30 (43.66%)	54 (38.03%)	26 (37.14%)
Class III	42 (40.00%)	26 (18.31%)	16 (22.86%)
Whether wound toilet done				0.014
No	32 (33.33%)	74 (52.11%)	34 (48.57%)
Yes	64 (66.67%)	68 (17.89%)	36 (51.43%)
Whether RIG required				<0.001
No	40 (41.67%)	102 (71.83%)	52 (74.29%)
Yes	56 (58.33%)	40 (28.17%)	18 (25.71%)
Time to first wound toilet (hours)				0.061
Range	1.0–1.0	1.0–2.0	1.0–6.0
Mean ± SD	1.0 ± 0.00	1.1 ± 0.29	1.3 ± 1.16
Median (IQR)	1.0 (1.0–1.0)	1.0 (1.0–1.0)	1.0 (1.0–1.0)
Time to report (hours)				0.002
Range	2.0–24.0	2.0–72.0	2.0–72.0
Mean ± SD	7.1 ± 4.80	12.3 ± 13.07	8.0 ± 11.52
Median (IQR)	6.0 (4.0–8.0)	6.0 (4.0–14.0)	6.0 (4.0–6.0)
Time to first vaccine dose (hours)				<0.001
Range	3.0–28.0	3.0–72.0	3.0–72.0
Mean ± SD	8.9 ± 5.42	14.7 ± 13.70	9.6 ± 11.71
Median (IQR)	6.0 (6.0–12.0)	12.0 (6.0–18.0)	6.0 (6.0–12.0)

IQR = Interquartile range; SD = Standard deviation.

p value in the last column is from chi-square test for categorical variables and Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous variables.