Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to hospital with accidental acetaminophen overdose, 2004–2005 to 2019–2020
| Characteristic | No. (%) of hospital admissions* n = 12 212 |
|---|---|
| Sex, female | 7606 (62.3) |
| Age at admission, yr, median (IQR) | 39 (22–56) |
| Age at admission, yr | |
| 0–9 | 421 (3.4) |
| 10–19 | 2034 (16.7) |
| 20–29 | 2041 (16.7) |
| 30–39 | 1628 (13.3) |
| 40–49 | 1793 (14.7) |
| 50–59 | 1755 (14.4) |
| 60–69 | 1170 (9.6) |
| ≥ 70 | 1370 (11.2) |
| Admission to intensive care unit | 2267 (18.6) |
| Opioid involvement | 2245 (18.4) |
| Province or territory | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 123 (1.0) |
| Prince Edward Island | 74 (0.6) |
| New Brunswick | 175 (1.4) |
| Nova Scotia | 218 (1.8) |
| Ontario | 4961 (40.6) |
| Manitoba | 495 (4.1) |
| Saskatchewan | 683 (5.6) |
| Alberta | 2940 (24.1) |
| British Columbia | 2429 (19.9) |
| Northwest Territories | 80 (0.7) |
| Nunavut | 16 (0.1) |
| Yukon | 18 (0.1) |
| Comorbidities† | |
| Mood disorders | 1066 (8.7) |
| Anxiety disorders | 397 (3.3) |
| Alcohol use disorder | 2092 (17.1) |
| Alcohol-related liver disease | 454 (3.7) |
| Other chronic liver disease | 1333 (10.9) |
Note: IQR = interquartile range.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.
↵† See Appendix 3, available at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.210842/tab-related-content for diagnosis codes from the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision used to ascertain comorbidities.