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. 2019 May 17;19:599. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6944-5

Table 2.

Univariate analysis on the risk factors of drowning in children based on the training dataset

Non-fatal drowning OR 95% CI P
No n (%) Yes n (%)
Age (Years)(X1)
 8≦X1 < 10 1020(81.53) 231(18.47) 2.33 1.80~3.02 < 0.01
 10≦X1 < 12 1609 (85.04) 283(14.96) 1.86 1.45~2.38 < 0.01
 12≦X1 < 14 1056 (91.19) 102(8.81) 0.96 0.74~1.25 0.76
 14≦X1 < 18 1774(91.58) 163(8.42) 1.00
Gender(X2)
 Female 2686 (90.44) 284 (9.56) 0.72 0.61~0.85 < 0.01
 Male 2773(84.85) 495(15.15) 1.00
Swimming skill (Meters) (X3)
 ≥100 575(80.65) 138(19.35) 1.97 1.54~2.52 < 0.01
 50–100 1566(86.71) 240(13.29) 1.39 1.14~1.70 < 0.01
 <50 948(85.95) 155(14.05) 1.44 1.15~1.80 < 0.01
 Unable to swim 2370(90.60) 246(9.40) 1.00
Personality (X4)
 Introvert 833(84.91) 148(15.09) 1.21 0.92~1.58 0.17
 Extrovert 2846(87.30) 414(12.70) 1.11 0.88~1.39 0.39
 Between introvert and extrovert 964(91.29) 92(8.71) 0.87 0.65~1.18 0.37
 Do not know 816(86.72) 125(13.28) 1.00
Relationships with classmates (X5)
 Very good 2725(88.30) 361(11.70) 0.53 0.34~0.82 < 0.01
 Good 2518(88.10) 340(11.90) 0.54 0.35~0.84 < 0.01
 Not good 124(74.70) 42(25.30) 1.06 0.61~1.85 0.83
 Bad 92(71.88) 36(28.13) 1.00
Relationships with family (X6)
 Very good 3859(88.55) 499(11.45) 0.26 0.15~0.45 < 0.01
 Good 1422(87.03) 212(12.97) 0.32 0.19~0.56 < 0.01
 Not good 138(77.09) 41(22.91) 0.54 0.29~1.03 0.06
 Bad 40(59.70) 27(40.30) 1.00
Number of siblings (X7)
 None 476(85.46) 81(14.54) 1.09 0.89~1.46 0.12
 One or more 4983(87.71) 698(12.29) 1.00
Distance from school to open water (Meters) (X8)
 <100 1162(84.94) 206(15.06) 1.53 1.23~1.90 < 0.01
 100–500 744(87.63) 105(12.37) 1.30 1.00~1.69 < 0.05
 500+ 895(88.00) 122(11.99) 1.23 0.96~1.58 0.11
 Have no water area 896(86.99) 134(13.01) 1.31 1.03~1.67 < 0.05
 Do not know 1762(89.26) 212(10.74) 1.00
Distance from home to open water (Meters) (X9)
 <100 1372(88.00) 187(11.99) 0.98 0.77~1.31 0.68
 100–500 1018(86.71) 156(13.29) 1.04 0.81~1.38 0.62
 500+ 840(86.42) 132(13.58) 1.05 0.83~1.41 0.52
 Have no water area 1218(88.45) 159(11.55) 0.97 0.74~1.29 0.46
 Do not know 1011(87.46) 145(12.54) 1.00
Have an open water on the way to school (X10)
 Yes 2009(87.92) 276(12.08) 0.69 0.56~0.86 < 0.01
 No 2492(88.97) 309(11.03) 0.61 0.50~0.75 < 0.01
 Do not know 958(83.16) 194(16.84) 1.00