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Table 3 Adjusted incidence rate ratios for injury-related hospitalisations by quintile of socioeconomic disadvantage for select injury mechanisms, linked Australian hospitalisation and mortality records, 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2012a

From: Socioeconomic variation in injury hospitalisations in Australian children ≤ 16 years: a 10-year population-based cohort study

Select injury mechanisms

IRRb (95% CI)

Pedestrian

 Most disadvantaged quintile

1.54 (1.40 to 1.69)***

 2nd

1.37 (1.24 to 1.50)***

 3rd

1.30 (1.18 to 1.43)***

 4th

1.06 (0.97 to 1.18)***

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Pedal cycle

 Most disadvantaged quintile

0.91 (0.80 to 1.04)

 2nd

1.13 (1.0 to 1.28)

 3rd

1.14 (1.00 to 1.30)*

 4th

0.96 (0.84 to 1.09)

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Falls

 Most disadvantaged quintile

0.81 (0.75 to 0.88)***

 2nd

0.96 (0.88 to 1.04)

 3rd

0.99 (0.92 to 1.07)

 4th

0.92 (0.85 to 1.00)*

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Drowning – all ages

 Most disadvantaged quintile

1.10 (0.96 to 1.25)

 2nd

1.22 (1.07 to 1.39)*

 3rd

1.07 (0.94 to 1.22)

 4th

1.06 (0.93 to 1.22)

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Drowning (0–5 years)

 Most disadvantaged quintile

1.08 (0.75 to 1.55)

 2nd

1.24 (0.86 to 1.78)

 3rd

1.13 (0.78 to 1.63)

 4th

1.13 (0.78 to 1.63)

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Heat and other hot substances – all ages

 Most disadvantaged quintile

1.34 (1.23 to 1.46)***

 2nd

1.33 (1.22 to 1.45)***

 3rd

1.07 (0.98 to 1.17)

 4th

1.11 (1.01 to 1.21)*

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Heat and other hot substances (0–5 years)

 Most disadvantaged quintile

1.38 (0.99 to 1.92)

 2nd

1.30 (0.94 to 1.81)

 3rd

1.07 (0.77 to 1.50)

 4th

1.09 (0.78 to 1.51)

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Poisoning – all ages

 Most disadvantaged quintile

1.41 (1.25 to 1.59)***

 2nd

1.33 (1.18 to 1.50)***

 3rd

1.29 (1.14 to 1.45)***

 4th

1.11 (0.98 to 1.25)

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Poison (0–5 years)

 Most disadvantaged quintile

1.36 (0.95 to 1.95)

 2nd

1.33 (1.18 to 1.50)***

 3rd

1.29 (1.14 to 1.45)***

 4th

1.11 (0.98 to 1.25)

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Self-harm (11–16 years)

 Most disadvantaged quintile

0.92 (0.59 to 1.42)

 2nd

1.16 (0.73 to 1.82)

 3rd

1.19 (0.75 to 1.90)

 4th

1.05 (0.66 to 1.68)

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

Assault

 Most disadvantaged quintile

3.64 (3.16 to 4.19)***

 2nd

2.46 (2.13 to 2.84)***

 3rd

2.06 (1.79 to 2.38)***

 4th

1.40 (1.20 to 1.62)***

 Least disadvantaged quintile

1.00

  1. aAdjusted for age group, sex and socioeconomic status. bThe least disadvantaged quintile was used as the reference group for all variables. *p < 0.5, **p < 0.001, ***p < 0.0001