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Table 5 Factors associated with an alcohol-related injury in univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression

From: Involvement of alcohol in injury cases in rural Sri Lanka: prevalence and associated factors among in-patients in three primary care hospitals

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Variable

Category

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Mechanism

Animal/plant sting/bite

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Transport

4.29

(1.97, 9.36)

 < 0.001

5.14

(2.30, 11.49)

 < 0.001

Assault

6.11

(2.75, 13.58)

 < 0.001

2.29

(0.55, 9.60)

0.257

Mechanical

2.00

(0.34, 4.76)

0.119

1.63

(0.66, 4.03)

0.290

Poisoning

3.52

(1.20, 10.32)

0.022

0.35

(0.16, 11.20)

0.783

Fall

6.33

(1.39, 9.47)

0.008

4.99

(1.84, 13.53)

0.002

Other

1.01

(0.12, 8.50)

0.995

1.01

(0.11, 9.14)

0.993

Intent

Unintentional

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Intentional

2.50

(1.62, 3.84)

 < 0.001

3.47

(1.01, 11.87)

0.047

Deliberate self-harm

1.61

(0.72, 3.57)

0.244

5.73

(0.84, 39.00)

0.074

Occupation

Salaried employed

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Farmer

1.69

(0.83, 3.44)

0.150

1.85

(0.84, 4.09)

0.127

Self-employed

1.59

(0.64, 3.96)

0.322

1.67

(0.64, 4.34)

0.291

Daily wage labour

2.34

(1.12, 4.88)

0.024

1.99

(0.91, 4.35)

0.084

Other

0.44

(0.20, 9.34)

0.033

0.37

(0.16, 0.81)

0.014

Age group

18–25

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26–40

2.32

(1.17, 4.57)

0.016

2.29

(1.11, 4.72)

0.025

41–55

3.10

(1.55, 6.17)

0.001

2.76

(1.29, 5.90)

0.009

 ≥ 55

1.74

(0.78, 3.88)

0.180

1.69

(0.68, 4.18)

0.258

  1. Hosmer and Lemeshow: X2(8) = 5.584, p = 0.664, Nagelkerke R = 0.197
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