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. 2006 Jun;40(6):527–535. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023903

Table 6 Multivariate analyses: personal risk of any sports/recreational activity related injury among child (<20 years of age) agricultural household members: regional rural injury study‐II, 1999.

Exposure No responded No of events OR 95% CI
State of residence*
 Minnesota 1627 97 Referent
 Nebraska 1725 155 1.5 1.1 to 2.0†
 North Dakota 1716 126 1.2 0.8 to 1.6
 South Dakota 1772 142 1.2 0.9 to 1.7
 Wisconsin 1464 83 0.9 0.6 to 1.2
Sex‡
 Male 4324 371 1.5 1.3 to 1.8†
 Female 3980 232 Referent
Age (years)¶
 ⩽4 1092 36 Referent
 5–9 1890 76 1.2 0.8 to 1.8
 10–14 2579 245 3.3 2.2 to 4.9†
 15–19 2736 245 2.9 2.0 to 4.4†
Head of household educational status§
 Incomplete (age <20) 3 1 27.7 4.9 to 157.7†
 <High School graduate 71 1 0.2 0.03 to 1.5
 High school graduate 2240 142 0.8 0.7 to 1.1
 Technical school or some college 3383 246 0.9 0.7 to 1.1
 College graduate/postgraduate 2600 212 Referent
Previous agricultural injury**
 No 7544 522 Referent
 Yes 752 80 1.3 1.0 to 1.7
Hours worked per week††
 0 2097 92 Referent
 >0–20 5069 392 1.0 0.8 to 1.3
 >20–40 869 91 1.1 0.8 to 1.6
 >40–60 141 11 0.8 0.4 to 1.6
 >60–80 33 2 0.7 0.2 to 3.1
Number of children on agricultural operation‡‡
 1 1000 75 Referent
 2 2702 204 1.1 0.8 to 1.4
 3 2672 206 1.1 0.8 to 1.5
 4 1199 85 1.0 0.7 to 1.5
 5 440 22 0.8 0.5 to 1.2
 6+ 284 10 0.5 0.2 to 0.9†
Head of household age group¶¶
 20–24 7 1 2.1 0.3 to 15.1
 25–34 711 27 0.5 0.3 to 1.0
 35–44 4464 321 0.9 0.6 to 1.4
 45–54 2662 222 1.1 0.7 to 1.7
 55–<100 453 31 Referent

Odds ratios (OR) were adjusted for within household correlation using generalised estimating equations,21 excluding level for missing values, and weighted for non‐response.22,23

*Adjusted for age and sex.

†95% confidence interval excludes 1.

‡Adjusted for age and state.

¶Adjusted for sex, head of household age, and state.

§Adjusted for head of household age and state.

**Adjusted for age, sex, state, and head of household education.

††Adjusted for age, head of household age, sex, number of children in the household, head of household education, and previous agricultural activity related injury.

‡‡Adjusted for head of household age, state, and head of household education.

¶¶No covariates included in this model.