Table 2.
Mechanism of Injury
| Factor | Infection, n (%) | No Infection, n (%) | P Value | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
| MVC | 263 (66.8) | 79,849 (54.8) | <0.0001 | 1.66 | 1.34-2.05 |
| Pedestrian | 4 (1.0) | 1,266 (0.9) | 0.75 | 1.17 | 0.44-3.14 |
| Gunshot | 16 (4.1) | 9,524 (6.5) | 0.05 | 0.61 | 0.37-0.99 |
| Machinery | 5 (1.3) | 2,085 (1.4) | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.37-2.14 |
Statistical significance was set of P < 0.01. Bold items met that level. MVC = motor vehicle collision