Table 6.
Number of Mental Health Physician Claims | ||||||||||||
Injury Types and Severity Level |
Injured (N = 21,032) |
Non-Injured (N = 21,032) |
Unadjusted Rate Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | Adjusted Rate Ratio * | 95% Confidence Interval | ||||||
N | % | Claims | % | /10 PYs | Claims | % | /10 PYs | |||||
Injury Subgroup | ||||||||||||
Brain injury | 1,290 | 6.1 | 7,509 | 4.6 | 7.05 | 3,760 | 5.7 | 3.32 | 2.18 | 1.80–2.60 | 1.92 | 1.63–2.27 |
Spinal injury | 95 | 0.5 | 114 | 0.1 | 1.38 | 211 | 0.3 | 2.47 | 0.68 | 0.39–1.17 | 0.82 | 0.51–1.33 |
Burns | 524 | 2.5 | 3,837 | 2.3 | 8.33 | 1,235 | 1.9 | 2.77 | 3.12 | 2.30–4.23 | 2.02 | 1.53–2.67 |
Fracture of long bones | 2,515 | 12 | 13,409 | 8.2 | 6.04 | 7,530 | 11.5 | 3.40 | 1.82 | 1.60–2.07 | 1.27 | 1.12–1.43 |
Poisonings | 2,169 | 10.3 | 56,689 | 34.7 | 30.48 | 9,273 | 14.1 | 4.79 | 7.04 | 6.28–7.89 | 2.43 | 2.18–2.72 |
Internal injuries | 593 | 2.8 | 4,257 | 2.6 | 8.29 | 1,841 | 2.8 | 3.60 | 2.33 | 1.79–3.03 | 1.57 | 1.25–1.98 |
All other injuries | 13,846 | 65.8 | 77,650 | 47.5 | 6.30 | 41,809 | 63.7 | 3.43 | 1.93 | 1.83–2.04 | 1.41 | 1.34–1.48 |
Injury Severity Score (ISS) | ||||||||||||
Minor (ISS 1–8) | 14,599 | 69.4 | 80,629 | 49.3 | 6.17 | 42,499 | 64.7 | 3.31 | 1.94 | 1.84–2.05 | 1.38 | 1.31–1.44 |
Moderate (ISS 9–15) | 1,746 | 8.3 | 8,009 | 4.9 | 5.32 | 5,515 | 8.4 | 3.60 | 1.49 | 1.28–1.73 | 1.24 | 1.09–1.43 |
Severe (ISS = 16) | 657 | 3.1 | 4,620 | 2.8 | 9.35 | 1,861 | 2.8 | 3.20 | 3.28 | 2.55–4.22 | 2.58 | 2.04–3.26 |
No ISS Computed † | 4,030 | 19.2 | 70,207 | 42.9 | 20.27 | 15,784 | 24.0 | 4.42 | 5.05 | 4.60–5.54 | 2.03 | 1.87–2.21 |
* Adjusted for age, gender, place of residence, and comorbidities in 12 months prior to injury date (including CCI, cumulative LOS, number of physician claims, pre-existing psychiatric condition, pre-existing musculoskeletal condition and previous injuries)
† ISS scores not computed for ICD-9-CM codes 930–939 foreign bodies; 958 complications; 960–979 poisonings; 980–989 toxic substances; 990–995 other.