Table 1.

Factors associated with an ex-prisoner case being identified by NCIS search

	Identified in NCIS search		Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
	No (n = 640) %	Yes (n = 37) %
Age at death < 30 years	23.0	48.7	3.35 (1.71, 6.56)	3.44 (1.65, 7.17)
Non-Indigenous	81.1	83.8	1.21 (0.49, 2.96)
> 2 prison admissions	29.7	51.4	2.50 (1.28, 4.87)	2.43 (1.18, 5.02)
Death within 28 days after release	4.1	27.0	8.75 (3.83, 19.96)	7.39 (3.03, 18.04)
Primary cause of death is drug related	18.4	48.7	4.19 (2.13, 8.23)	3.23 (1.56, 6.71)