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Table 4 Relationships between gender, SES, and type of injury.

From: Socio-economic status and types of childhood injury in Alberta: a population based study

Type of Injury

Adjusted OR1 Males

95% CI

Adjusted OR2 Low SES Group

95% CI

Dislocations, sprains and strains

1.00

0.99–1.02

0.89

0.87–0.91

Superficial injury and contusions

1.26

1.24–1.28

1.11

1.09–1.14

Open wounds

1.86

1.83–1.90

1.14

1.11–1.16

Fractures

1.55

1.50–1.59

0.98

0.95–1.01

Intracranial injury

1.46

1.39–1.53

1.06

1.01–1.12

Burns

1.16

1.11–1.23

1.35

1.28–1.43

Foreign body

1.10

1.04–1.16

1.08

1.02–1.15

Poisoning

0.86

0.81–0.91

1.60

1.50–1.69

Crushing injury

1.13

1.05–1.21

1.22

1.13–1.31

Internal injury of chest, abdomen and pelvis

1.84

1.49–2.28

1.33

1.06–1.67

  1. 1 Odds ratios (OR) reported here were adjusted for age and SES. Female = reference group.
  2. 2 Odds ratios (OR) reported here were adjusted for age and gender. No subsidy = reference group.