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Table 4 Standardized relative risks of hospitalization due to injury (categorized by type), British Columbia, age under 25 years, 1986 to 2009

From: Injury risk in British Columbia, Canada, 1986 to 2009: are Aboriginal children and youth over-represented?

Population; Injury type SRR 1986 SRR 2009 1986 to 2009 % change p* Annual % change L95CL U95CL
Aboriginal        
Total, All injuries 3.06 0.96 −68.8% 0.119 −4.7% −5.2% −4.3%
Trauma 2.99 0.84 −72.0% 0.100 −5.2% −5.7% −4.6%
Poisoning 3.87 1.38 −64.2% 0.365 −4.2% −5.5% −2.9%
Burn 4.89 0.91 −81.4% 0.367 −6.8% −9.5% −4.0%
Other injury type 2.00 1.36 −32.2% 0.457 −1.6% −3.2% 0.0%
Aboriginal, Male        
Total, All injuries 2.81 0.88 −68.5% 0.438 −4.7% −5.3% −4.1%
Trauma 2.71 0.80 −70.3% 0.439 −4.9% −5.6% −4.3%
Poisoning 4.32 1.09 −74.8% 0.238 −5.6% -7.8% −3.3%
Burn 4.50 1.13 −74.9% 0.970 −5.6% −8.9% −2.2%
Other injury type 1.91 1.40 −26.4% 0.444 −1.3% −3.4% 0.9%
Aboriginal, Female        
Total, All injuries 3.48 1.08 −69.0% 0.157 −4.8% −5.5% −4.0%
Trauma 3.58 0.92 −74.5% 0.153 −5.5% −6.5% −4.6%
Poisoning 3.68 1.56 −57.5% 0.724 −3.5% −5.2% −1.8%
Burn 6.01 0.37 −93.8% 0.038 −11.0% −15.8% −5.9%
Other injury type 2.11 1.30 −38.4% 0.792 −2.0% −4.2% 0.3%
BC        
Total, All injuries 1.61 0.55 −65.7%   −4.4% −4.5% −4.2%
Trauma 1.68 0.53 −68.5%   −4.7% −4.8% −4.6%
Poisoning 1.39 0.58 −58.1%   −3.6% −3.9% −3.2%
Burn 1.93 0.50 −73.9%   −5.4% −6.2% −4.7%
Other injury type 1.19 0.69 −41.5%   −2.2% −2.6% −1.8%
BC, Male        
Total, All injuries 1.66 0.55 −66.6%   −4.5% −4.6% −4.3%
Trauma 1.70 0.54 −68.3%   −4.7% −4.8% −4.5%
Poisoning 1.58 0.57 −64.3%   −4.2% −4.8% −3.6%
Burn 2.03 0.52 −74.5%   −5.5% −6.4% −4.7%
Other injury type 1.17 0.70 −40.3%   −2.1% −2.6% −1.6%
BC, Female        
Total, All injuries 1.54 0.55 −64.3%   −4.2% −4.4% −4.0%
Trauma 1.67 0.51 −69.5%   −4.8% −5.1% −4.6%
Poisoning 1.28 0.59 −54.1%   −3.2% −3.6% −2.8%
Burn 1.78 0.47 −73.7%   −5.4% −6.8% −4.0%
Other injury type 1.21 0.69 −43.0%   −2.3% −2.9% −1.8%
  1. Notes:
  2. * probability (2-sided, z-test) that Ln((SRR 2009)/(SRR 1986)) Aboriginal = Ln((SRR 2009)/(SRR 1986)) BC.
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