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Table 1 Demographic and outcome variables among leukoencephalopathy cases in BC (n = 27)

From: Chasing the dragon - characterizing cases of leukoencephalopathy associated with heroin inhalation in British Columbia

Variable

Vancouver (n = 20)

Victoria (n = 7)

All cases (n = 27)

Vancouver vs. Victoria

 

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

P-value †

Age (years)

36

32 - 42

32

21 - 51

33

21 - 51

0.220

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

P-value ‡

Sex: Male

15

75

5

71

20

74

1.000

Ethnicity: Asian

11

55

0

0

11

41

0.022*

Hospitalized

19

95

7

100

26

96

1.000

Deceased

10

50

3

43

13

48

1.000

  1. † P-value determined using t-test.
  2. ‡P-value determined using Fisher's exact test.
  3. *Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05)