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Table 1 Demographic and basic characteristics of the drug-facilitated crime victims

From: Drug-facilitated crime caused by drinks or foods

Variable

Results

Mean (±SD) age year (range)

31.6 ± 12.4 (7–65)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

8 (15.1)

 Male

45 (84.9)

Schooling yeara, n (%)

 0

5 (9.4)

 1–5

9 (16.9)

 6–8

9 (16.9)

 9–12

22 (41.5)

 > 12

7 (13.2)

Job, n (%)

 Worker

22 (41.5)

 Clerks

7 (13.2)

 Unemployed persons

6 (11.3)

 Housekeepers

5 (9.4)

 Sellers

4 (7.5)

 Scholars

4 (7.5)

 Drivers

2 (3.8)

 Other jobs

3 (5.7)

Refer, n (%)

 EMS

21 (39.6)

 Friends

15 (28.3)

 Relatives

12 (22.6)

Motive, n (%)

 Robbery

41 (77.4)

 Rape

2 (3.8)

 Not defined

10 (18.8)

Location of crime,

n (%)

 Intra-city travels

10 (18.9)

 Inter-city travels

9 (17)

 Terminals

4 (7.5)

 Workplaces

10 (18.8)

 Within the city

10 (18.8)

 Victim’s property

7 (13.2)

 Party

3 (5.7)

Mean (±SD) GCSb

(range)

13.98 ± 0.88

(12–15)

Edible offered, n (%)

 Juice

20 (37.7)

 Food

7 (13.2)

 Chocolate

6 (11.3)

 Medicine

6 (11.3)

 Biscuit

5 (9.4)

 Cake

4 (7.5)

 Tea

2 (3.8)

 Other drinkable liquids

3 (5.7)

Median [IQR] crime elapsed time (h)

3 [2, 8] (1–120)

Median[IQR] test elapsed time (h) (range)

11 [3.7, 20.5] (1, 120)

Mean (±SD) hours of admission length (range)

25 ± 8 (0–48)

  1. aA missing data
  2. bGlasgow Coma Scale