Table 3 Factors associated with full RTW at 1 month post injury for emergency department attenders, frequencies (row percentage) and unadjusted and adjusted relative risks
From: Getting back to work after injury: the UK Burden of Injury multicentre longitudinal study
| Â | RTW (N=71) n (%) | Not RTW (N=124) n (%) | Unadjusted relative risk (95% CI) | Model 1 Adjusted1relative risks (95% CI) | Model 2 Adjusted1relative risks (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study centre | ||||||||
Nottingham | 16 (34.8) | 30 (65.2) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Bristol | 20 (42.6) | 27 (57.4) | 1.22 | (0.73 to 2.05) | 1.27 | (0.76 to 2.13) | 1.15 | (0.71 to 1.85) |
Swansea | 21 (31.3) | 46 (68.7) | 0.9 | (0.53 to 1.53) | 1.14 | (0.66 to 1.97) | 1.07 | (0.62 to 1.82) |
Surrey | 14 (40.0) | 21 (60.0) | 1.15 | (0.65 to 2.03) | 1.2 | (0.66 to 2.18) | 1.09 | (0.62 to 1.91) |
Sex | ||||||||
Females | 33 (34.0) | 64 (66.0) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Males | 38 (38.8) | 60 (61.2) | 1.14 | (0.78 to 1.66) | 1.05 | (0.71 to 1.57) | Â | Â |
Age | ||||||||
16-35 years | 29 (36.3) | 51 (63.8) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
36-55 years | 28 (35.4) | 51 (64.6) | 0.98 | (0.64 to 1.48) | 0.99 | (0.62 to 1.56) | Â | Â |
56-65 years | 14 (38.9) | 22 (61.1) | 1.07 | (0.65 to 1.77) | 0.9 | (0.50 to 1.62) | Â | Â |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
White UK | 69 (37.7) | 114 (62.3) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Other | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 0.44 | (0.12 to 1.59) | 0.42 | (0.14 to 1.28) | Â | Â |
Deprivation (Townsend score tertiles) | ||||||||
1 (least deprived) | 32 (37.2) | 54 (62.8) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
2 | 22 (34.4) | 42 (65.6) | 0.92 | (0.60 to 1.43) | 0.95 | (0.64 to 1.41) | Â | Â |
3 (most deprived) | 17 (37.8) | 28 (62.2) | 1.02 | (0.64 to 1.62) | 1.13 | (0.69 to 1.85) | Â | Â |
Employment | ||||||||
Paid employment | 56 (32.9) | 114 (67.1) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Self-employed | 15 (60.0) | 10 (40.0) | 1.82 | (1.24 to 2.68) | 1.69 | (1.03 to 2.76) | 1.7 | (1.17 to 2.47) |
Long-term illness | ||||||||
No | 65 (36.1) | 115 (63.9) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 6 (40.0) | 9 (60.0) | 1.11 | (0.58 to 2.12) | 0.94 | (0.50 to 1.78) | Â | Â |
Place of injury | ||||||||
Home | 21 (44.7) | 26 (55.3) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Work | 8 (27.6) | 21 (72.4) | 0.62 | (0.32 to 1.21) | 0.55 | (0.29 to 1.06) | Â | Â |
Road | 13 (32.5) | 27 (67.5) | 0.73 | (0.42 to 1.26) | 0.81 | (0.44 to 1.49) | Â | Â |
Sports grounds | 9 (39.1) | 14 (60.9) | 0.88 | (0.48 to 1.60) | 1.13 | (0.54 to 2.35) | Â | Â |
Other | 20 (35.7) | 36 (64.3) | 0.8 | (0.50 to 1.29) | 1.08 | (0.63 to 1.86) | Â | Â |
Type of injury | ||||||||
Other | 36 (49.3) | 37 (50.7) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Upper limb injury | 16 (27.6) | 42 (72.4) | 0.56 | (0.35 to 0.90) | 0.69 | (0.40 to 1.18) | Â | Â |
Lower limb injury | 19 (29.7) | 45 (70.3) | 0.6 | (0.39 to 0.94) | 0.77 | (0.46 to 1.30) | Â | Â |
Severity | ||||||||
Minor | 48 (50.0) | 48 (50.0) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Moderate to severe | 23 (23.2) | 76 (76.8) | 0.46 | (0.31 to 0.70) | 0.52 | (0.32 to 0.85) | 0.48 | (0.32 to 0.72) |
Injury intent | ||||||||
Unintentional | 68 (36.2) | 120 (63.8) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Other | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 1.18 | (0.49 to 2.85) | 1.22 | (0.46 to 3.21) | Â | Â |