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. 2018 Oct 30;10:111. doi: 10.1186/s13195-018-0437-0

Table 5.

Factors for injury subgroup stratified using Cox regression

Dementia People with dementia People without dementia Ratio Adjusted HR 95% CI p value
Injury subgroup Event PYs Rate (per 105 PYs) Event PYs Rate (per 105 PYs)
Injury diagnosis
 Fracture 6374 142,971.64 4458.23 26,464 596,593.59 4435.85 1.005 0.992 0.965–1.020 0.573
 Sprains and strains 415 142,971.64 290.27 1300 596,593.59 217.90 1.332 1.316 1.177–1.471 < 0.001
 Intracranial/internal injury 2246 142,971.64 1570.94 7448 596,593.59 1248.42 1.258 1.204 1.148–1.263 < 0.001
 Open wound 1093 142,971.64 764.49 3411 596,593.59 571.75 1.337 1.171 1.093–1.255 < 0.001
 Foreign body entering through orifice 375 142,971.64 262.29 704 596,593.59 118.00 2.223 2.202 1.939–2.499 < 0.001
 Burn 228 142,971.64 159.47 708 596,593.59 118.67 1.344 1.296 1.115–1.507 0.001
 Poisoning 901 142,971.64 630.19 2996 596,593.59 502.18 1.255 1.206 1.118–1.300 < 0.001
Cause of injury
 Traffic 647 142,971.64 452.54 5241 596,593.59 878.49 0.515 0.510 0.470–0.553 < 0.001
 Poisoning (drugs/medicaments/biologicals) 212 142,971.64 148.28 604 596,593.59 101.24 1.465 1.485 1.268–1.739 < 0.001
 Falls 5533 142,971.64 3870.00 21,542 596,593.59 3610.83 1.072 1.076 1.044–1.108 < 0.001
 Suffocation 238 142,971.64 166.47 434 596,593.59 72.75 2.288 2.301 1.961–2.701 < 0.001
 Suicide 82 142,971.64 57.35 498 596,593.59 83.47 0.687 0.670 0.530–0.848 0.001
 Homicide/abuse 39 142,971.64 27.28 129 596,593.59 21.62 1.262 1.107 0.770–1.590 0.584
Intentionality of injury
 Unintentional 10,911 142,971.64 7631.58 44,749 596,593.59 7500.75 1.017 1.018 1.007–1.040 0.009
 Intentional 121 142,971.64 84.63 627 596,593.59 105.10 0.805 0.764 0.628–0.930 0.007

Adjusted for comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cerebrovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, alcohol-related disease)

CI confidence interval, ER emergency room, HR hazard ratio, PYs person-years