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Table 2 Characteristics associated with victims of alcohol-related police incidents compared to being the offender, for individuals aged 12–24 between 2004–2015

From: The hidden impact of alcohol on young victims: an analysis of alcohol-related police offences resulting in hospitalisation

Characteristic

Unadjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)a

Sex

  

 Female

7.11 (6.70, 7.56)***

10.34 (9.62, 11.12)***

 Male

REF

REF

Ethnicity

  

 Non-Aboriginal

1.63 (1.55, 1.72)***

1.96 (1.82, 2.10)***

 Aboriginal

REF

REF

Admitted to hospital

  

 No

REF

REF

 Yes

6.28 (5.40, 7.35)***

1.99 (1.66, 2.38)***

Presented to ED

  

 No

REF

REF

 Yes

5.94 (5.53, 6.38)***

7.50 (6.87, 8.20)***

Prior ARH admission

  

 No

1.51 (1.40, 1.62)***

1.57 (1.43, 1.72)***

 Yes

REF

REF

Prior DCP notification

  

 No

1.25 (1.18, 1.32)***

1.15 (1.07, 1.25)**

 Yes

REF

REF

Prior courts involvement

  

 No

3.20 (3.04, 3.37)***

2.37 (2.21, 2.53)***

 Yes

REF

REF

  1. a Multivariate model adjusted for all listed characteristics, including age at police incident and birth cohort year to account for differing length of follow-up time
  2. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.0001
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