Table 5 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for new sickness absence (SA) following a road traffic injury (including falls) among pedestrians, by accident and injury characteristics, among the 4554 injured pedestrians without already ongoing SA or full-time disability pension, stratified by sex

 Collision with pedestrian/bicyclist

93 (17.2)

0.60 (0.34-1.05)

0.80 (0.44-1.43)

1.02 (0.52-1.99)

105 (16.2)

1.00 (0.57-1.77)

1.30 (0.72-2.34)

1.33 (0.69-2.54)

 Collision with motor vehicle

258 (24.8)

0.95 (0.68-1.31)

1.50 (1.06-2.14)

2.60 (1.71-3.94)

291 (20.3)

1.32 (091-1.91)

1.61 (1.10-2.36)

1.77 (1.13-2.75)

 Unspecified

164 (14.0)

0.47 (0.29-0.75)

0.64 (0.39-1.04)

0.95 (0.55-1.64)

213 (12.7)

0.75 (0.47-1.20)

0.86 (0.53-1.39)

1.10 (0.65-1.87)

 Fall - snow/ice

1068 (37.7)

1.74 (1.42-2.14)

1.74 (1.41-2.16)

1.47 (1.15-1.87)

598 (26.6)

1.88 (1.39-2.53)

1.82 (1.34-2.47)

1.37 (0.98-1.93)

 Fall - slipping, tripping, stumbling

739 (25.8)

ref.

ref.

ref.

501 (16.2)

ref.

ref.

ref.

 Fall - other

211 (17.1)

0.59 (0.40-0.88)

0.78 (0.52-1.18)

0.76 (0.48-1.20)

313 (17.3)

1.08 (0.74-1.58)

1.32 (0.89-1.94)

1.38 (0.90-2.12)

 Only specialized outpatient care

2113 (23.3)

ref.

ref.

1661 (14.2)

ref.

ref.

 Inpatient care <3 days

149 (45.6)

2.77 (1.97-3.88)

3.54 (2.44-5.14)

158 (27.8)

2.33 (1.60-3.39)

2.25 (1.54-3.31)

 Inpatient care ≥3 days

271 (63.8)

5.82 (4.45-7.60)

5.57 (4.20-7.39)

202 (57.9)

8.31 (6.09-11.35)

7.46 (5.42-10.27)

 Fracture

1200 (50.5)

11.20 (8.39-14.97)

9.99 (7.42-13.46)

9.61 (6.86-13.46)

775 (36.9)

12.59 (8.49-18.68)

12.17 (8.18-18.12)

11.06 (7.14-17.13)

 Dislocation

66 (22.7)

3.23 (1.71-6.09)

3.19 (1.66-6.10)

2.68 (1.33-5.39)

87 (20.7)

5.62 (2.98-10.60)

4.94 (2.59-9.42)

4.70 (2.32-9.54)

 Sprains and strains

392 (8.9)

1.08 (0.70-1.67)

1.08 (0.69-1.68)

0.98 (0.61-1.57)

329 (12.5)

3.07 (1.88-5.01)

3.04 (1.85-4.99)

2.10 (1.22-3.60)

 Internal

127 (10.2)

1.25 (0.67-2.36)

1.50 (0.78-2.86)

2.88 (1.26-6.58)

123 (17.1)

4.43 (2.44-8.04)

3.93 (2.15-7.18)

16.95 (7.14-40.27)

 External

707 (8.3)

ref.

ref.

ref.

676 (4.4)

ref.

ref.

ref.

 Other and unspecified

41 (12.2)

1.53 (0.58-4.03)

1.78 (0.66-4.82)

1.92 (0.64-5.71)

31 (3.2)

0.72 (0.09-5.44)

0.70 (0.09-5.36)

0.86 (0.10-7.30)

 Head, face, and neck

339 (8.0)

ref.

ref.

ref.

382 (6.0)

ref.

ref.

ref.

 Vertebral column and spinal cord

36 (30.6)

5.08 (2.26-11.44)

5.56 (2.38-12.99)

1.57 (0.56-4.39)

21 (28.6)

6.24 (2.21-17.60)

6.67 (2.30-19.38)

5.47 (1.54-19.47)

 Torso

103 (14.6)

1.97 (1.00-3.86)

1.86 (0.93-3.69)

1.15 (0.50-2.66)

127 (17.3)

3.27 (1.75-6.10)

2.91 (1.55-5.47)

3.50 (1.52-8.05)

 Shoulder and upper arm

191 (40.3)

7.81 (4.79-12.72)

6.31 (3.83-10.40)

3.35 (1.70-6.60)

209 (19.6)

3.81 (2.21-6.55)

3.52 (2.03-6.10)

4.93 (2.11-11.50)

 Forearm and elbow

219 (42.0)

8.37 (5.20-13.47)

7.10 (4.36-11.56)

2.73 (1.40-5.34)

113 (25.7)

5.39 (2.97-9.79)

6.08 (3.30-11.22)

5.74 (2.37-13.94)

 Wrist, hand, and other

625 (34.1)

5.97 (3.90-9.15)

4.84 (3.13-7.47)

1.60 (0.85-3.00)

366 (18.9)

3.63 (2.21-5.96)

4.20 (2.54-6.97)

4.11 (1.85-9.15)

 Hip, upper leg, and thigh

78 (26.9)

4.26 (2.25-8.04)

3.52 (1.84-6.76)

2.15 (0.94-4.90)

65 (27.7)

5.98 (3.01-11.89)

5.27 (2.62-10.61)

11.02 (4.16-29.21)

 Knee

242 (16.1)

2.22 (1.32-3.74)

2.10 (1.23-3.58)

1.98 (0.98-4.00)

175 (18.9)

3.63 (2.06-6.39)

4.32 (2.42-7.72)

8.81 (3.68-21.13)

 Lower leg, ankle, foot, and other

678 (34.8)

6.17 (4.04-9.43)

5.94 (3.85-9.16)

2.74 (147-5.09)

546 (28.2)

6.13 (3.87-9.72)

7.05 (4.40-11.28)

8.44 (3.86-18.47)

 Other and unspecified

22 (9.1)

1.16 (0.26-5.21)

1.01 (0.22-4.65)

1.44 (0.28-7.35)

17 (11.8)

2.08 (0.45-9.65)

2.51 (0.52-12.01)

17.79 (3.17-99.80)