Factors related to the presence of AODs in trauma patients aged 10–14 years, NPTR, 1990–95
| Odds ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No (%) AOD positive | No (%) AOD negative | Crude | Adjusted |
| *Time of injury was unknown for 229 patients and was not included in the multivariate logistic regression model because of the large proportion of missing data. | ||||
| †Significant at p<0.01 level. | ||||
| ‡Significant at p<0.05 level. | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 10–13 | 52 (6.1) | 807 (93.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 14 | 64 (12.9) | 433 (87.1) | 2.3† | 2.1† |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 29 (6.8) | 398 (93.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Male | 87 (9.4) | 842 (90.6) | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Pre-existing mental disorder | ||||
| No | 97 (7.6) | 1176 (92.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 19 (22.9) | 64 (77.1) | 3.6† | 2.9† |
| Day of injury | ||||
| Monday to Friday | 73 (7.8) | 857 (92.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Saturday to Sunday | 43 (10.1) | 383 (89.9) | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Time of injury* | ||||
| 6:00 am to 5:59 pm | 47 (7.7) | 565 (92.3) | 1.0 | — |
| 6:00 pm to 5:59 am | 53 (10.3) | 462 (89.7) | 1.4 | — |
| Mechanism of injury | ||||
| Traffic | 47 (6.5) | 675 (93.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Non-traffic unintentional | 29 (7.4) | 362 (92.6) | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Self inflicted | 9 (27.3) | 24 (72.7) | 5.4† | 2.6 |
| Assault | 31 (14.8) | 179 (85.2) | 2.5† | 2.4‡ |
| Scene of injury | ||||
| Road | 58 (7.1) | 758 (92.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Home | 28 (13.8) | 175 (86.2) | 2.1† | 1.5 |
| Other | 30 (8.9) | 307 (91.1) | 1.3 | 0.9 |