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Table 4 Association between the epidemiological factors (snake species, first aid prior to hospitalization, time delay to receive ASV, and survival duration) and gross features of study samples (kidney, heart, and endocrine glands)

From: Histopathological profile of fatal snake bite autopsy cases in a tertiary care center in South India

Gross features

Snake species (p value)

First aid prior to hospitalization (p value)

Time delay to receive ASV (p value)

Survival duration (p value)

Kidney outer surface

0.358

1.000

0.762

0.158

Kidney cut surface

0.134

0.186

0.011*

1.000

Heart

0.025*

0.691

0.815

0.216

Pituitary

0.082

0.113

0.031*

0.122

Pancreas

0.626

0.321

0.366

0.607

Thyroid

0.395

1.000

0.490

0.127

Adrenals

0.240

0.513

0.624

0.284

  1. *indicates p value less than 0.05