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

Table 7 Multivariate analyses: personal risk of any sports/recreational activity related injury among adult (20 years and above) agricultural household members: regional rural injury study‐II, 1999.

Exposure No responded No of Events OR 95% CI
State of residence*
 Minnesota 1481 20 Referent
 Nebraska 1602 8 0.3 0.1 to 0.8†
 North Dakota 1651 12 0.5 0.3 to 1.1
 South Dakota 1712 13 0.5 0.3 to 1.1
 Wisconsin 1385 11 0.6 0.3 to 1.2
Sex‡
 Male 4008 47 2.6 1.4 to 4.7†
 Female 3823 17 Referent
Age (years)¶
 20–24 542 12 2.1 1.1 to 4.1†
 25–34 1035 5 0.5 0.2 to 1.2
 35–44 3621 34 Referent
 45–54 2216 11 0.5 0.2 to 0.96†
 55–<100 417 2 0.4 0.1 to 1.6
Educational Status§
 <High school graduate 252 2 1.5 0.3 to 6.8
 High school graduate 3143 17 Referent
 Technical school or some college 2828 35 2.3 1.2 to 4.1†
 College graduate/post graduate 1604 10 1.8 0.8 to 4.1
Previous agricultural injury**
 No 5494 40 Referent
 Yes 2323 24 1.4 0.8 to 2.5
Hours worked per week††
 0 661 5 Referent
 >0–20 2625 19 0.8 0.3 to 2.3
 >20–40 1407 10 0.5 0.2 to 1.9
 >40–60 1299 13 0.6 0.2 to 2.0
 >60–80 1251 12 0.5 0.1 to 1.8
 >80 466 3 0.4 0.1 to 1.8
Number of children on agricultural operation‡‡
 1 2247 19 Referent
 2 2838 28 1.2 0.7 to 2.2
 3 1845 12 0.9 0.4 to 1.9
 4+ 893 5 0.7 0.2 to 1.9
Marital status¶¶
 Married/living as married 7062 50 Referent
 Never married 584 12 1.7 0.7 to 4.2
Separated/divorced/widowed 177 2 1.3 0.3 to 5.7

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 and state.

§Adjusted for age, sex, and state.

**Adjusted for age, sex, state, marital status, and highest education level.

††Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, highest education level, previous agricultural injury, and number of children in the household.

‡‡Adjusted for state, age, marital status, and highest education level.

¶¶Adjusted for age, sex, state, and highest education level.