Table 3.
ORs and 95% CIs for Use of Alcohol at Time of Injury and Cervical SCI, Stratified by Cause of Injury
| Cervical (n = 162) |
Noncervical (n = 200) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | OR* | 95% CI | |
| Motor vehicle | ||||||
| Yes, alcohol | 34 | (50) | 25 | (31) | 2.25 | 1.14–4.46 |
| No, alcohol | 34 | (50) | 55 | (69) | ||
| Fall | ||||||
| Yes, alcohol | 8 | (30) | 13 | (23) | 1.59 | 0.55–4.60 |
| No, alcohol | 19 | (70) | 44 | (77) | ||
| Diving | ||||||
| Yes, alcohol | 13 | (39) | 1 | (33) | 4.31 | 0.18–102.45 |
| No, alcohol | 20 | (61) | 2 | (67) | ||
| Other† | ||||||
| Yes, alcohol | 7 | (21) | 6 | (10) | 2.29 | 0.65–8.08 |
| No, alcohol | 27 | (79) | 54 | (90) | ||
Adjusted for age at injury (<35, ≥35).
Other = other sports, crush, violence, or other traumatic accidents.