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Table 2 Risk factors associated with injury (logistic) and number of injury visits (proportional odds model)

From: The regional differences in prevalence, medical expenditures and risk factors for injury in Taiwanese teenagers

Odds Ratio Estimation

Model

Logistic

  

Proportional odds

  

Effect

Odds

95% CI

 

Odds

95% CI

 

Intercept 1

---

  

0.1

--

 

Intercept 2

---

  

0.2

--

 

Area (vs Taiwan)

      

Offshore

1.4

0.98

1.89

1.0

0.79

1.30

Mountain

1.7*

1.27

2.30

1.4 *

1.14

1.76

Gender (vs female)

      

Male

1.3*

1.12

1.55

1.6*

1.41

1.82

Age (vs 18–21)

      

12–14

0.6*

0.46

0.70

0.7*

0.57

0.79

15–17

0.8*

0.64

0.94

0.9*

0.75

1.00

Risk behavior (vs None)

      

One

1.6*

1.30

2.06

1.3*

1.13

1.58

Two or more

1.3*

1.12

1.55

1.6*

1.41

1.82

Household Income (vs <29,999)

      

30,000~49,999

1.0

0.76

1.22

1.0

0.79

1.14

50,000~69,999

1.1

0.89

1.41

1.1

0.88

1.26

70,000~99,999

1.1

0.86

1.46

1.0

0.82

1.24

>100,000

0.9

0.68

1.19

1.0

0.79

1.21

Seatbelt (vs Yes)

      

No

0.9

0.79

1.10

1.0

0.92

1.19

Helmet (vs Yes)

      

No

0.9

0.73

1.16

0.9

0.74

1.07

  1. *: p < 0.05
  2. Intercept 1: the highest group versus middle or the lowest group for people who lived in Taiwan, female, 18–21, and non-smokers
  3. Intercept 2: the highest or middle group versus the lowest group for people lived in Taiwan, female, 18–21, and non-smokers
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