Table 3.

Overall prevalence of acetaminophen-related hospitalizations by liver toxicity and mortality, NIS 1998–2011

	Acetaminophen-related hospitalizations n = 534 740
Coexistent Liver Toxicity, % (95%CI)	10.14% (9.64–10.65)
Gender
Female	6.65% (6.30–7.01)
Male	3.49% (3.29–3.68)
Age group
<18 years of age	0.85% (0.76–0.94)
≥18 years of age	9.29% (8.81–9.78)
Intentionality
Accidental	3.23% (3.01–3.45)
Intentional	4.90% (4.66–5.13)
Other/unspecified	2.01% (1.83–2.20)
In-hospital mortality, % (95%CI)
Gender	1.19% (1.09–1.28)
Female	0.81% (0.74–0.88)
Male	0.38% (0.34–0.42)
Age group
<18 years of age	—
≥18 years of age	1.17% (1.08–1.27)
Intentionality
Accidental	0.33% (0.28–0.37)
Intentional	0.44% (0.39–0.49)
Other/unspecified	0.42% (0.37–0.47)

All percentages based on the total estimated number of acetaminophen-related hospitalizations (n = 534 740). National estimates with unweighted cell counts < 30 are not reported because of unstable estimates based on small numbers.

CI, confidence interval.