Role of age-sex as underlying risk factors for death in acute pesticide self-poisoning: a prospective cohort study.
Firouzeh NoghrehchiAndrew H DawsonJacques E RaubenheimerNicholas Alan BuckleyPublished in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2021)
Patient's age-sex are important risk factors for death in acute pesticide self-poisoning even after controlling for clinical effects. The age effect on the odds of dying was significantly different for males and females, with this effect being stronger for males. Given that patient's age and sex are very easy to collect on admission, our study highlights the need for incorporating these risk factors in policy and clinical decisions.