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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Jan 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Spinal Cord Med. 2004;27(2):111–115. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2004.11753740

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)
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.