Modifiable risk factors for fatal and non-fatal house fire injury
| Risk factor group | Risk factors (referent group) | RR or equivalent | 95% Confidence interval | Measure of RR | Groups compared (type of injury) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *RR estimate (MR, SMR) using study data. | ||||||
| †Adjusted for income, education, # permanent household members, # males. | ||||||
| ‡Adjusted for smoking. | ||||||
| Housing | ||||||
| Rental property (owned) | 2.0 (rental) | 1.3 to 3.1 | OR | Fatal v non-fatal | 22 | |
| No telephone | 3.2 (none) | 2.0 to 3.1 | OR | Fatal v non-fatal | 22 | |
| No smoke detector | 3.4 (none) | 2.1 to 5.6 | OR | Fatal v non-fatal | 22 | |
| Age of house (< or =20 years) | 2.0 (> or =20 years) | 1.3 to 3.1 | OR | Fatal v non-fatal | 22 | |
| Number of exits (>2 exits) | 2.1 (< or =2 exits) | 1.3 to 3.4 | OR | Fatal v non-fatal | 22 | |
| Mobile home (other) | 1.7 | 1.1 to 2.6 | OR | Fatal v non-fatal | 22 | |
| Mobile home (single detached) | 9.0 | 6.4 to 12.2 | SMR | Fatal | 30* | |
| Mobile home (house or apartment) | 4.0 | MR | Fatal | 34* | ||
| No indoor plumbing (indoor plumbing) | 10.5 | MR | Fatal | 34* | ||
| Smoking | ||||||
| Smoker in household (No) | 4.8 (yes) | 3.0 to 7.8 | OR | Both v control | 21 | |
| Number of smokers in household (0) | 4.1 (1 smoker) | 2.4 to 7.1 | OR | Both v control | 21 | |
| 6.3 (> or =2 smokers) | 3.3 to 12.2 | OR | Both v control | 21 | ||
| Total cigarettes/day/household (0) | 1.5 (1–9/day)† | 0.6 to 4.2 | OR | Both v control | 21 | |
| 6.6 (10–19/day)† | 2.5 to 17.5 | OR | Both v control | 21 | ||
| 3.6 (> or =20/day)† | 1.9 to 7.2 | OR | Both v control | 21 | ||
| Smoking ignition source (other) | 7.7 (smoking) | 4.1 to 14.6 | OR | Fatal v non-fatal | 22 | |
| Alcohol | ||||||
| Average # drinks/occasion (1–2) | 0.7 (3–4 drinks)†‡ | 0.3 to 1.9 | OR | Both v control | 21 | |
| 1.8 (> or =5 drinks)†‡ | 0.5 to 6.9 | OR | Both v control | 21 | ||
| Impaired by drugs or alcohol (not) | 7.5 (impaired) | 4.5 to 12.2 | OR | Fatal v non-fatal | 22 | |
| Other | ||||||
| Home alone (not alone) | 2.2 | 1.5 to 3.3 | OR | Fatal v non-fatal | 22 | |