Comparative Assessment of the Effects of Hydroxyethyl Starch and Normal Saline on Severe Hypotension in Patients with Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the participants.

Variable		Total number (%)	Starch group number (%)	Normal saline group number (%)	value^a
Age group	10–20	10 (28.6%)	7 (38.9%)	3 (17.6%)	0.272
	20–30	15 (42.9%)	5 (27.8%)	10 (58.8%)
	30–40	6 (17.1%)	4 (22.2%)	2 (11.8%)
	40–50	4 (11.4%)	2 (11.1%)	2 (11.8%)
Sex	Male	20 (57.1%)	11 (61.1%)	9 (52.9%)	0.738
	Female	15 (42.9%)	7 (38.9%)	8 (47.1%)
Job status	Self-employed	20 (57.1%)	10 (55.6%)	10 (58.8%)	1
	Unemployed	15 (42.9%)	8 (44.4%)	7 (41.2%)
Education	Illiterate or under high school diploma	5 (14.3%)	2 (10.112%)	3 (17.6%)	0.208
	Diploma	28 (80%)	16 (88.9%)	12 (70.6%)
	Higher than diploma	2 (5.7%)	0 (0%)	2 (11.8%)

^aChi-square test.