Table 5 Factors associated with full RTW at 4 months post injury for hospital admissions, 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=64) | Not RTW (N=50) | Unadjusted relative risk (95% CI) | Model 1 Adjusted1relative risks (95% CI) | Model 2 Adjusted1relative risks (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study centre | ||||||||
Nottingham | 18 (56.3) | 14 (43.8) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Bristol | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | 1.12 | (0.71 to 1.78) | 1.28 | (0.75 to 2.16) | 1.13 | (0.73 to 1.76) |
Swansea | 24 (48.0) | 26 (52.0) | 0.85 | (0.56 to 1.30) | 0.91 | (0.58 to 1.41) | 0.9 | (0.58 to 1.39) |
Surrey | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | 1.37 | (0.89 to 2.10) | 1.24 | (0.79 to 1.96) | 1.29 | (0.82 to 2.05) |
Sex | ||||||||
Females | 20 (47.6) | 22 (52.4) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Males | 44 (61.1) | 28 (38.9) | 1.28 | (0.89 to 1.86) | 1.65 | (1.05 to 2.61) | 1.94 | (1.34 to 2.82) |
Age | ||||||||
16-35 years | 15 (57.7) | 11 (42.3) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
36-55 years | 35 (61.4) | 22 (38.6) | 1.06 | (0.72 to 1.57) | 1.09 | (0.75 to 1.59) | Â | Â |
56-65 years | 14 (45.2) | 17 (54.8) | 0.78 | (0.47 to 1.30) | 0.83 | (0.51 to 1.34) | Â | Â |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
White UK | 60 (55.6) | 48 (44.4) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Other | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 1.2 | (0.66 to 2.17) | 1.16 | (0.62 to 2.14) | Â | Â |
Deprivation (Townsend score tertiles) | ||||||||
1 (least deprived) | 30 (69.8) | 13 (30.2) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
2 | 17 (47.2) | 19 (52.8) | 0.68 | (0.45 to 1.01) | 0.56 | (0.36 to 0.88) | 0.61 | (0.40 to 0.93) |
3 (most deprived) | 17 (48.6) | 18 (51.4) | 0.7 | (0.47 to 1.03) | 0.52 | (0.34 to 0.78) | 0.59 | (0.40 to 0.85) |
Employment | ||||||||
Paid employment | 47 (52.8) | 42 (47.2) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Self-employed | 17 (68.0) | 8 (32.0) | 1.29 | (0.92 to 1.80) | 1.01 | (0.67 to 1.52) | Â | Â |
Long-term illness | ||||||||
No | 58 (54.7) | 48 (45.3) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 1.37 | (0.88 to 2.12) | 0.79 | (0.41 to 1.52) | Â | Â |
Place of injury | ||||||||
Home | 18 (58.1) | 13 (41.9) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Work | 8 (33.3) | 16 (66.7) | 0.57 | (0.30 to 1.09) | 0.5 | (0.28 to 0.90) | 0.49 | (0.27 to 0.87) |
Road | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | 1.13 | (0.75 to 1.70) | 0.81 | (0.52 to 1.27) | 0.87 | (0.57 to 1.32) |
Sports ground | 7 (50.0) | 7 (50.0) | 0.86 | (0.47 to 1.58) | 0.75 | (0.38 to 1.46) | 0.68 | (0.37 to 1.23) |
Other | 14 (73.7) | 5 (26.3) | 1.27 | (0.85 to 1.90) | 1.32 | (0.84 to 2.08) | 1.23 | (0.82 to 1.83) |
Type of injury | ||||||||
Other | 32 (66.7) | 16 (33.3) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Upper limb injury | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | 0.95 | (0.64 to 1.41) | 0.97 | (0.65 to 1.45) | Â | Â |
Lower limb injury | 20 (42.6) | 27 (57.4) | 0.64 | (0.43 to 0.94) | 0.6 | (0.38 to 0.95) | Â | Â |
Severity | ||||||||
Minor | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Moderate to severe | 47 (53.4) | 41 (46.6) | 0.82 | (0.58 to 1.15) | 1.04 | (0.68 to 1.59) | Â | Â |
Injury intent | ||||||||
Unintentional | 58 (55.8) | 46 (44.2) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Other | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | 1.08 | (0.63 to 1.84) | 0.77 | (0.42 to 1.41) | Â | Â |