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. 2012 Nov 19;2(6):e001721. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001721

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate Poisson regression analysis of injury mortality

Univariate model (95% CI)
Multivariate model (95% CI)
Factor IRR CI p Value IRR CI p Value
Gender
 Female 1* 1.96 to 3.61 <0.001 1* 2.22 to 4.17 <0.001
 Male 2.66 3.04
Age groups
 1–14 1* 1.22 to 2.74 0.004 1* 0.38 to 2.52 0.972
 15–34 1.83 1.96 to 4.53 <0.001 0.98 0.48 to 3.75 0.582
 35–64 2.98 5.46 to 12.33 <0.001 1.34 1.01 to 7.93 0.048
 65+ 8.20 2.83
Occupation
 Student 1* 3.05 to 16.35 <0.001 1* 1.81 to 9.42 <0.001
 Farming 5.14 4.13 to 14.73 <0.001 4.13 3.25 to 16.66 <0.001
 Casual 7.80 2.79 to 9.46 <0.001 7.36 3.26 to 22.48 <0.001
 Unemployed 7.06 17.79 to 66.70 <0.001 8.57 12.53 to 63.71 <0.001
 Retired 34.45 28.26
Marital status
 Single (>15 years) 1* 1.31 to 2.91 <0.001 1* 0.64 to 1.83 0.776
 Ever married 1.96 0.35 to 0.90 0.016 1.08 0.59 to 3.57 0.423
 Children (<15 years) 0.56 1.45
Education
 Primary 1* 1.11 to 2.00 0.007 1* 0.87 to 1.79 0.230
 No-formal 1.49 0.22 to 1.67 0.339 1.25 0.21 to 1.62 0.306
 Secondary 0.61 1.00 to 10.04 0.050 0.59 0.37 to 3.86 0.769
 Tertiary 3.16 1.19
Household SES
 High 1*
 Medium 1.43 0.85 to 2.39 0.180
 Low 1.58 0.95 to 2.60 0.081

1*, Reference group.

IRR, incidence risk ratios; SES, socioeconomic status;