Age differences in causative substances (agents) for inpatient mortality (N=313)
| Causative substance (agent) | Age (years) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤19* | 20–64 | ≥65 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Drugs, medicaments and biological substances | ||||
| Other drugs (T36–T39, T41, T44–T49) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.7) | 3 (1.0) |
| Antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic and antiparkinsonism drugs, and psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified (T42, T43) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (1.0) |
| Diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T50) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) | 2 (0.6) |
| Alcohol (T51) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) |
| Non-medical substances | ||||
| Organic solvents, hydrocarbons and metals, etc (T52–T53, T56–T57) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.3) |
| Corrosive substances (T54) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.1) | 3 (2.6) | 9 (2.9) |
| Carbon monoxide (T58) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) |
| Pesticides (T60) | 4 (100.0) | 175 (90.2) | 105 (91.3) | 284 (90.7) |
| Seafood and food (T61–T62, T64) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) |
| Contact with venomous animals (T63) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (1.0) |
| Other and unspecified substances (T65) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.0) |
| Total | 4 (100.0) | 194 (100.0) | 115 (100.0) | 313 (100.0) |
*Three patients (one boy and two girls) below 9 years of age were included in the 10–19-year-old group.