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Table 1 Incidence of unintentional injuries by gender and cause among undergraduates in Wenzhou, China

From: Status and risk factors of unintentional injuries among Chinese undergraduates: a cross-sectional study

Cause of injury

Male (n = 954)

Female (n = 1333)

Total (n = 2287)

 

n

Injuries per 100 person-years

(95%CI)

n

Injuries per 100 person-years

(95%CI)

n

Injuries per 100 person-years

 

Falls*

147

15.41

(13.12~17.70)

117

8.78

(7.26~10.29)

264

11.54

 

Traffic injuries

25

2.62

(1.61~3.63)

29

2.18

(1.39~2.96)

54

2.36

 

Animal/insect bites

15

1.57

(0.78~2.36)

14

1.05

(0.50~1.60)

29

1.27

 

Cuts

10

1.05

(0.40~1.69)

8

0.60

(0.19~1.01)

18

0.79

 

Burns*

4

0.42

(0.01~0.83)

24

1.80

(1.09~2.51)

28

1.22

 

Poisoning

7

0.73

(0.19~1.27)

13

0.98

(0.45~1.50)

20

0.87

 

Drowning/Choking

1

0.10

(-0.10~0.31)

1

0.08

(-0.07~0.22)

2

0.09

 

Others

2

0.21

(-0.08~0.50)

11

0.83

(0.34~1.31)

13

0.57

 

Total

211

22.12

(19.48~24.75)

217

16.28

(14.30~18.26)

428

18.71

 
  1. * P < 0.05.