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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Jun 15;34(9):1823–1830. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.051

Table 2.

Multivariable Logistic Regression Results: Risk Factors for Recurrent Violent Injury and Severe Recurrent Violent Injury

Any Recurrence Severe Recurrence
Odds Ratio
(95% confidence
interval)
p-Value Odds Ratio
(95% confidence
interval)
p-Value


Race
    White 1 Reference
    Black 1.1 (1.0–1.2) 0.009 1.4 (1.1–1.8) 0.018
    Hispanic 0.7 (0.6–0.8) <0.001
    Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 (0.4–1.1) 0.104
    Native American 1.7 (0.9–3.2) 0.109
    Other 0.9 (0.7–1.1) 0.287
Female 1 (0.9–1.0) 0.509 0.3 (0.2–0.5) <0.001
Age
    <18 0.7 (0.7–0.8) <0.001 0.6 (0.3–1.1) 0.073
    18–34 1 Reference 1 Reference
    35–54 1 (0.9–1.0) 0.345 1.6 (1.2–2.1) 0.001
    ≥55 0.7 (0.6–0.8) <0.001 1.5 (0.9–2.4) 0.087
Insurance type
    Private 1 Reference
    Medicare 1.6 (1.4–1.9) <0.001
    Medicaid 2.1 (1.9–2.4) <0.001 1.5 (1.0–2.4) 0.061
    Uninsured/other 1.9 (1.7–2.1) <0.001 1.8 (1.2–2.6) 0.003
Zip code median income below
national median 1.2 (1.1–1.3) <0.001 1.3 (1.0–1.9) 0.085
Homeless 1.8 (1.4–2.1) <0.001
Rural residence 0.9 (0.8–0.9) 0.001
Injury severity score
    <9 1 Reference
    9–15 1.0 (0.8–1.1) 0.618
    >15 0.9 (0.6–1.2) 0.321
Admitted to the hospital at index
injury
0.9 (0.8–1.0) 0.066 1.5 (1.0–2.2) 0.023
Index presentation to trauma center 1 (1.0–1.1) 0.226 1.3 (1.0–1.6) 0.072
Mechanism of Injury
    Gunshot wound 0.8 (0.6–1.0) 0.020
    Stab wound 1.0 (0.9–1.2) 0.621
    Struck by or against 1 Reference
    Other or multiple 1.0 (1.0–1.1) 0.688
Other visits
    Mental health 1.8 (1.7–2.0) <0.001 1.8 (1.3–2.4) <0.001
    Substance use 1.6 (1.4–1.7) <0.001
    Alcohol abuse 2.6 (2.4–2.9) <0.001 2.7 (1.9–3.7) <0.001
    Unintentional injury 2.2 (2.0–2.3) <0.001 1.7 (1.3–2.1) <0.001