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. 2024 Jul 24;16(7):e65312. doi: 10.7759/cureus.65312

Table 2. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of association between host and environment factors and the type of injury.

Significance *p<0.05, **p<0.01

Variables Poisoning Bites Falls Road traffic accidents
  OR (95% CIs) OR (95% CIs) OR (95% CIs) OR (95% CIs)
Age group        
1 month - 12 months Reference Reference Reference Reference
>12 months - 5 years 6.16 (0.63, 59.92) 0.13 (0.02, 0.94)* 0.56 (0.09, 3.40) Reference
>5 years - 12 years 2.85 (0.24, 33.86) 0.72 (0.10, 5.42) 0.38 (0.05, 2.67) 1.57 (0.52, 4.76)
Sex        
Female Reference Reference Reference Reference
Male 0.48 (0.20, 1.18) 2.25 (0.94, 5.37) 1.57 (0.68, 3.63) 0.71 (0.25, 2.01)
Socioeconomic class        
Lower middle Reference Reference Reference Reference
Upper Lower 0.32 (0.05, 1.90) 1.29 (0.11, 14.64) 6.22 (0.66, 58.26) Reference
Lower 0.67 (0.10, 4.40) 5.86 (0.48, 70.88) 0.95 (0.08, 11.34) 0.35 (0.07, 1.74)
Caretaker        
No parents Reference Reference Reference Reference
Parents present 1.07 (0.35, 3.27) 0.19 (0.07, 0.48)** 1.64 (0.59, 4.56) 12.51 (1.53, >100)*
Time of day        
Morning Reference Reference Reference Reference
Evening 0.64 (0.25, 1.67) 1.98 (0.76, 5.18) 0.61 (0.26, 1.44) 3.77 (0.98, 14.67)
Night -- 10.42 (2.23, 48.71)* 0.11 (0.01, 0.99)* 2.10 (0.28, 15.67)
Day of week        
Weekday Reference Reference Reference Reference
Weekend 0.52 (0.17, 1.54) 1.04 (0.39, 2.79) 1.40 (0.56, 3.53) 0.47 (0.12, 1.89)
Place of injury        
Not home Reference Reference Reference --
At home 8.34 (2.46, 28.29)** 0.88 (0.33, 2.32) 2.02 (0.80, 5.09) --