TABLE 2—
Sequentially Adjusted Aboriginal to Non-Aboriginal HRs for Hospitalization for an Unintentional Injury: New South Wales, Australia, 2000–2014
| Injury Type | Model 1,a HR (95% CI) | Model 2,b HR (95% CI) | Model 3,c HR (95% CI) | Model 4,d HR (95% CI) |
| All unintentional injury | 1.58 (1.53, 1.64) | 1.42 (1.37, 1.48) | 1.40 (1.35, 1.45) | 1.39 (1.34, 1.44) |
| Poisoning | 2.72 (2.44, 3.03) | 2.01 (1.79, 2.26) | 1.84 (1.64, 2.07) | 1.76 (1.57, 1.98) |
| Fire, flames, heat, and hot substances | 2.42 (2.15, 2.72) | 2.05 (1.81, 2.32) | 1.87 (1.65, 2.12) | 1.76 (1.55, 2.00) |
| Transportation | 1.97 (1.76, 2.20) | 1.41 (1.25, 1.58) | 1.35 (1.20, 1.52) | 1.28 (1.13, 1.43) |
| Natural and environmental | 1.97 (1.70, 2.28) | 1.48 (1.27, 1.73) | 1.40 (1.20, 1.64) | 1.30 (1.11, 1.52) |
| Cutting and piercing | 1.71 (1.47, 1.99) | 1.68 (1.44, 1.96) | 1.60 (1.37, 1.87) | 1.56 (1.33, 1.84) |
| Other specified | 1.68 (1.53, 1.85) | 1.62 (1.47, 1.78) | 1.55 (1.41, 1.71) | 1.50 (1.36, 1.66) |
| Struck by or against an object | 1.61 (1.44, 1.80) | 1.61 (1.43, 1.80) | 1.58 (1.41, 1.78) | 1.55 (1.38, 1.75) |
| Fall | 1.33 (1.27, 1.41) | 1.27 (1.20, 1.34) | 1.26 (1.20, 1.34) | 1.25 (1.19, 1.32) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio.
a
Sequentially adjusted for gender.
b
Sequentially adjusted for statistical local area of residence (random intercept).
c
Sequentially adjusted for individual-level covariates. Low birth weight (< 2500 g), premature birth (< 37 wk gestational age), and private patient or private health insurance.
d
Sequentially adjusted for area-level covariates. Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia and Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and Disadvantage.