Table 4 Trends over time for four major activity categories preceding the injury
From: Epidemiologic patterns of injuries treated at the emergency department of a Swedish medical center
Age group | Work | Leisure | Road traffic | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fracture | 20 to 49 years | 0.97 (0.95 to 0.99) | 1.02 (1.01 to 1.04) | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | 0.99 (0.97 to 1.01) |
50 to 69 year | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.04) | 1.02 (0.85 to 1.08) | |
70 years and older | 0.98 (0.95 to 1.01) | 0.99 (0.98 to 1.00) | 1.00 (0.95 to 1.04) | 0.93 (0.80 to 1.08) | |
Contusion | 20 to 49 years | 1.02 (1.00 to 1.04) | 1.06 (1.04 to 1.07) | 1.02 (1.00 to 1.04) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.02) |
50 to 69 years | 0.92 (0.90 to 0.95) | 1.02 (1.00 to 1.05) | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.05) | 0.98 (0.91 to 1.05) | |
70 years and older | 1.04 (0.99 to 1.10) | 1.06 (1.04 to 1.09) | 0.99 (0.94 to 1.04) | 1.11 (0.94 to 1.32) | |
Sprain | 20 to 49 years | 0.98 (0.96 to 1.00) | 1.04 (1.02 to 1.06) | 1.03 (1.01 to 1.04) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) |
50 to 69 years | 0.96 (0.94 to 1.00) | 0.98 (0.95 to 1.02) | 1.04 (1.01 to 1.07) | 1.03 (0.97 to 1.09) | |
70 years and older | 1.00 (0.92 to 1.09) | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.04) | 1.00 (0.92 to 1.07) | 1.18 (0.94 to 1.50) | |
Wound | 20 to 49 years | 1.01 (1.00 to 1.02) | 1.04 (1.03 to 1.06) | 0.95 (0.92 to 0.97) | 0.96 (0.94 to 0.98) |
50 to 69 years | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | 1.06 (1.04 to 1.09) | 0.97 (0.93 to 1.02) | 1.01 (0.94 to 1.08) | |
70 years and older | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.03) | 1.05 (1.02 to 1.08) | 0.99 (0.91 to 1.07) | 0.92 (0.75 to 1.14) |