Table 3. Adjusted incidence ratios in pediatric spinal cord injury (n = 4949).
| Cervical SCI | Other SCI | ||||||||
| IRR | (95% CI) | p value | IRR | (95% CI) | p value | ||||
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male vs. Female | 2.03 | (1.89–2.19) | <0.001 | 1.52 | (1.37–1.68) | <0.001 | |||
| Age at injury | |||||||||
| Preschool age | Reference | Reference | |||||||
| School age | 1.28 | (0.94–1.75) | 0.118 | 0.91 | (0.61–1.36) | 0.653 | |||
| Teenagers | 10.50 | (8.07–13.67) | <0.001 | 7.47 | (5.42–10.29) | <0.001 | |||
| Young adults | 28.55 | (22.04–36.98) | <0.001 | 18.8 | (13.75–25.69) | <0.001 | |||
| Socio-economic status | |||||||||
| Insurance level (NTD$) | |||||||||
| 40,000- | Reference | Reference | |||||||
| 20,000–39,999 | 0.92 | (0.82–1.04) | 0.185 | 1.03 | (0.86–1.23) | 0.754 | |||
| 1–19,999 | 2.51 | (2.24–2.82) | <0.001 | 2.95 | (2.47–3.52) | <0.001 | |||
| Dependent | 1.18 | (1.01–1.40) | 0.043 | 1.46 | (1.15–1.86) | 0.002 | |||
| Geographic location | |||||||||
| Northern area | Reference | Reference | |||||||
| Central area | 1.15 | (1.05–1.26) | 0.004 | 1.19 | (1.04–1.37) | 0.012 | |||
| Southern area | 1.09 | (1.00–1.19) | 0.043 | 1.25 | (1.11–1.41) | <0.001 | |||
| Eastern area | 1.32 | (1.09–1.59) | 0.005 | 1.03 | (0.76–1.40) | 0.835 | |||
| Urbanization level | |||||||||
| 1 most urbanization | Reference | Reference | |||||||
| 2 more | 1.36 | (1.23–1.50) | <0.001 | 1.25 | (1.08–1.44) | 0.002 | |||
| 3 moderate | 1.35 | (1.21–1.51) | <0.001 | 1.13 | (0.96–1.34) | 0.151 | |||
| 4 less | 1.70 | (1.51–1.91) | <0.001 | 1.76 | (1.49–2.08) | <0.001 | |||
| 5 least urbanization | 1.78 | (1.56–2.03) | <0.001 | 2.03 | (1.69–2.44) | <0.001 | |||
Pre-school age: 0–5 years; School age: 6–12 years; Teenagers: 13–18 years; Young adults: 19 years and above.