Table 3
Multiple logistic regression derived odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for an injury of a disabled rather than a non disabled child for a series of demographic and injury characteristics
| Variable | Category or increment | OR | 95% CI | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *All 51 deaths, all among non-disabled children, are included in the “7+ days of hospitalisation” category. There were no deaths among disabled children. | ||||
| Age | 5 years more | 1.68 | 1.43 to 1.97 | 0.0001 |
| Gender | Male | Baseline | ||
| No relation | ||||
| Nationality | Greek | Baseline | ||
| Migrant | 1.74 | 1.16 to 2.62 | 0.01 | |
| Place of residence | Urban | Baseline | ||
| Rural | 0.51 | 0.36 to 0.74 | 0.0003 | |
| Day of injury | Weekday | Baseline | ||
| No relation | ||||
| Month of injury | April–September | Baseline | ||
| October–March | 1.37 | 1.06 to 1.75 | 0.01 | |
| Mechanism of injury | Mechanical contact | Baseline | ||
| Fall | 1.47 | 1.09 to 1.99 | 0.01 | |
| Overexertion and related | 0.57 | 0.35 to 0.95 | 0.03 | |
| Additional, alternatively introduced, variables | ||||
| Type of injury | Open wound | Baseline | ||
| Concussion | 1.96 | 1.25 to 3.08 | 0.003 | |
| Fracture amputation | 0.57 | 0.37 to 0.88 | 0.01 | |
| Injured body part | Trunk | Baseline | ||
| Upper limbs | 0.44 | 0.26 to 0.73 | 0.001 | |
| Number of injuries | One | Baseline | ||
| Multiple | No relation | |||
| Hospitalisation days* | Non-hospitalised | Baseline | ||
| 2–6 days | 2.06 | 1.24 to 3.42 | 0.005 | |
| 7+ days | 2.58 | 1.04 to 6.40 | 0.04 | |
