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. 2021 Sep 6;11(4):379–384. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2021.07.001

Table 3.

Demographic, social, and behavioral risk factors for return EC visit among assault injured youth (N = 297).

Returned to ED
OR (95% CI)
Age group
 14–17 years 0.9 (0.3–2.7)
 18–20 years 0.8 (0.3–1.8)
 21–24 years (ref) 1
Male gender 1.9 (0.7–5.0)
Currently in school 2.1 (1.0–4.6)
 Homeless in past 30d 0.7 (0.2–2.5)
 Financial struggles 0.9 (0.4–1.8)
 Member of religious group 1.0 (0.5–2.1)
Depression in past 6 m 0.4 (0.2–1.0)
 Any tobacco use, past 30d 0.9 (0.4–2.0)
 Any binge alcohol use, past 30d 0.7 (0.3–1.6)
 Any marijuana use, lifetime 1.6 (0.7–3.6)
 Currently in a gang 1.7 (0.6–4.3)
 Injured from fight in past 6 m 1.0 (0.5–2.1)
Criminal history 2.3 (1.1–5.1)
 Assault mechanism (penetrating vs. non-penetrating) 1.7 (0.6–4.4)