Table 2. Self-reported Violence-related Outcomes During Eight Weeks Following Emergency Department Discharge.
Cumulative Four-week and Eight-week Risks of Violence-related Outcomes | ||||
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Cumulative Risk | ||||
Outcome | Four-week risk (95% CI) | Eight-week risk (95% CI) | ||
Threats | ||||
Been threatened | 30.9% (18.8%-48.0%) | 38.1% (24.3%-56.3%) | ||
Threatened someone | 18.1% (9.0%-34.5%) | 21.5% (11.3%-38.8%) | ||
Assaults | ||||
Been beaten up | 18.2% (9.1%-34.6%) | 18.2% (9.1%-34.6%) | ||
Beat up somone | 20.7% (10.9%-37.3%) | 20.7% (10.9%-37.3%) | ||
Weapon-Related Assaults | ||||
Been shot or stabbed | 2.9% (0.4%-19.1%) | 2.9% (0.4%-19.1%) | ||
Shot or stabbed someone | 2.9% (0.4%-19.1%) | 2.9% (0.4%-19.1%) | ||
Other | ||||
Carried a gun or knife | 27.0% (15.4%-44.6%) | 27.0% (15.4%-44.6%) | ||
Avoiding places due to index assault | 56.2% (40.8%-72.8%) | 56.2% (40.8%-72.8%) | ||
Thought of hurting someone due to index assault | 47.0% (32.5%-64.1%) | 47.0% (32.5%-64.1%) | ||
Sustained injury in a fight that required medical | 12.9% (5.6%-28.4%) | 12.9% (5.6%-28.4%) | ||
Know someone who had been hurt in a fight | 51.3% (36.7%-67.8%) | 54.6% (39.6%-70.9%) |
Cumulative Eight-week Risks and Relative Risks of Violence-related Outcomes Based on Stated Intent to Retaliate | ||||
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Intent to Retaliate | P-value | Relative risk | ||
Outcome | Yes | No | ||
Threatened someone | 53.3% (21.0%-91.6%) | 11.0% (3.7%-30.6%) | 0.016 | 4.9 |
Carried a gun or knife | 48.6% (20.4%-85.5%) | 21.8% (10.3%-42.4%) | 0.074 | 2.2 |
Beat up someone | 31.4% (11.3%-69.5%) | 14.5% (5.7%-34.4%) | 0.157 | 2.2 |
Been beaten up | 31.3% (11.3%-69.5%) | 14.4% (5.7%-34.2%) | 0.182 | 2.2 |
P-values based on the Peto test of equivalence of survival curves.
Relative risks calculated by dividing the risk in the intent group by the risk in the no-intent group.