Table 4 Factors associated with full RTW at 4 months post injury for emergency department attenders, frequencies (row percentage) and unadjusted and adjusted relative risks

Study centre

Nottingham

35 (83.3)

7 (16.7)

1

1

1

Bristol

41 (87.2)

6 (12.8)

1.05

(0.88 to 1.25)

1.06

(0.88 to 1.28)

1.03

(0.87 to 1.22)

Swansea

35 (70.0)

15 (30.0)

0.84

(0.67 to 1.05)

0.92

(0.74 to 1.14)

0.87

(0.70 to 1.08)

Surrey

29 (90.6)

3 (9.4)

1.09

(0.91 to 1.30)

1.09

(0.90 to 1.33)

1.08

(0.91 to 1.28)

Sex

Females

72 (81.8)

16 (18.2)

1

1

Males

68 (81.9)

15 (18.1)

1

(0.87 to 1.15)

0.93

(0.80 to 1.08)

Age

16-35years

61 (85.9)

10 (14.1)

1

1

36-55years

54 (80.6)

13 (19.4)

0.94

(0.81 to 1.09)

0.9

(0.76 to 1.06)

56-65years

25 (75.8)

8 (24.2)

0.88

(0.71 to 1.09)

0.75

(0.59 to 0.97)

Ethnicity

White UK

132 (82.5)

28 (17.5)

1

1

Other

8 (72.7)

3 (27.3)

0.88

(0.61 to 1.28)

0.84

(0.59 to 1.21)

Deprivation (Townsend score tertiles)

1 (least deprived)

58 (82.9)

12 (17.1)

1

1

2

49 (79.0)

13 (21.0)

0.95

(0.81 to 1.13)

0.98

(0.84 to 1.14)

3 (most deprived)

33 (84.6)

6 (15.4)

1.02

(0.86 to 1.21)

1.04

(0.86 to 1.27)

Employment

Paid employment

118 (79.7)

30 (20.3)

1

1

Self-employed

22 (95.7)

1 (4.3)

1.2

(1.06 to 1.35)

1.29

(1.10 to 1.52)

1.15

(1.03 to 1.30)

Long-term illness

No

126 (80.8)

30 (19.2)

1

1

Yes

14 (93.3)

1 (6.7)

1.16

(0.99 to 1.35)

1.21

(0.98 to 1.49)

Place of injury

Home

36 (85.7)

6 (14.3)

1

1

Work

24 (85.7)

4 (14.3)

1

(0.82 to 1.22)

1.01

(0.83 to 1.22)

Road

19 (73.1)

7 (26.9)

0.85

(0.65 to 1.11)

0.86

(0.67 to 1.10)

Sports grounds

19 (79.2)

5 (20.8)

0.92

(0.73 to 1.17)

0.98

(0.78 to 1.24)

Other

42 (82.4)

9 (17.6)

0.96

(0.80 to 1.15)

1.1

(0.91 to 1.34)

Type of injury

Other

60 (88.2)

8 (11.8)

1

1

Upper limb injury

40 (81.6)

9 (18.4)

0.93

(0.79 to 1.08)

1.11

(0.91 to 1.35)

Lower limb injury

40 (74.1)

14 (25.9)

0.84

(0.70 to 1.01)

0.99

(0.80 to 1.24)

Severity

Minor

83 (91.2)

8 (8.8)

1

1

1

Moderate to severe

57 (71.3)

23 (28.8)

0.78

(0.67 to 0.91)

0.75

(0.62 to 0.92)

0.79

(0.68 to 0.92)

Injury intent

Unintentional

133 (81.6)

30 (18.4)

1

1

Other

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

1.07

(0.82 to 1.41)

1.12

(0.82 to 1.52)