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Table 2 Relative risk estimates for any alcohol use and its dose-response relationship

From: Alcohol and cannabis use as risk factors for injury – a case-crossover analysis in a Swiss hospital emergency department

 

Women

Men

Total

 

RR

95% CI lower

95% CI upper

RR

95% CI lower

95% CI upper

RR

95% CI lower

95% CI upper

drinking status 6 hours before injury status

         

   No (reference)

1

  

1

  

1

  

   Yes

2.50

0.97

6.44

3.23

1.73

6.02

3.00

1.78

5.04

dose response (women/men)

         

   no alcohol use (reference)

1

  

1

  

1

  

   Low

1.00

0.29

3.45

1.49

0.66

3.36

1.37

0.69

2.70

   medium

6.41

0.76

54.20

2.91

1.16

7.32

3.14

1.41

6.97

   High

25.26

1.66

383.62

7.80

2.86

21.26

8.97

3.55

22.69

  1. Alcohol consumption:
  2. low: less than 20 grams for men and 10 grams for women;
  3. medium: 20 to 40 grams for men, 10 to 30 grams for women;
  4. high: more than 40 grams for men, more than 30 grams for women.