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Table 5 Standardized relative risks of hospitalization due to injury (categorized by cause), British Columbia, age under 25 years, 1991 to 2009

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

Population; Injury cause

SRR 1991

SRR 2009

1991 to 2009 % change

p*

Annual % change

L95CL

U95CL

Aboriginal

       

Unintentional injury

2.82

0.98

−65.3%

0.488

−5.4%

−6.2%

−4.7%

Transport vehicle (unintentional)

3.29

0.65

−80.1%

0.059

−8.2%

−9.5%

−6.8%

Medical/surgical mishaps

1.92

1.32

−31.2%

0.391

−1.9%

−4.2%

0.4%

Falls (unintentional)

2.71

1.03

−62.0%

0.511

−5.0%

−6.3%

−3.6%

Self-inflicted injury

4.53

1.45

−67.9%

0.633

−5.8%

−8.2%

−3.4%

Poisoning (self-inflicted)

4.12

1.50

−63.6%

0.832

−5.2%

−7.7%

−2.6%

Intentionally inflicted by another

5.10

2.39

−53.0%

0.920

−3.9%

−6.8%

−0.9%

Aboriginal, Male

       

Unintentional injury

2.89

0.90

−68.9%

0.105

−6.0%

−6.9%

−5.0%

Transport vehicle (unintentional)

3.48

0.59

−83.2%

0.004

−9.0%

−10.6%

−7.3%

Medical/surgical mishaps

1.90

1.32

−30.6%

0.547

−1.9%

−5.0%

1.3%

Falls (unintentional)

2.68

0.93

−65.1%

0.320

−5.4%

−7.0%

−3.7%

Self-inflicted injury

4.63

1.46

−68.5%

0.903

−5.9%

−10.3%

−1.3%

Poisoning (self-inflicted)

3.27

1.51

−53.9%

0.728

−4.0%

−9.2%

1.5%

Intentionally inflicted by another

4.16

2.44

−41.3%

0.781

−2.8%

−6.0%

0.6%

Aboriginal, Female

       

Unintentional injury

2.71

1.13

−58.1%

0.354

−4.5%

−5.7%

−3.2%

Transport vehicle (unintentional)

2.90

0.80

−72.5%

0.384

−6.6%

−8.9%

−4.2%

Medical/surgical mishaps

1.94

1.33

−31.7%

0.542

−2.0%

−5.3%

1.4%

Falls (unintentional)

2.77

1.20

−56.6%

0.890

−4.3%

−6.5%

−2.1%

Self-inflicted injury

4.49

1.45

−67.7%

0.617

−5.8%

−8.6%

−2.9%

Poisoning (self-inflicted)

4.39

1.50

−65.8%

0.686

−5.5%

−8.4%

−2.5%

Intentionally inflicted by another

9.06

2.16

−76.1%

0.824

−7.3%

−13.5%

−0.5%

BC

       

Unintentional injury

1.75

0.64

−63.4%

 

−5.1%

−5.3%

−5.0%

Transport vehicle (unintentional)

2.06

0.54

−73.8%

 

−6.8%

−7.2%

−6.5%

Medical/surgical mishaps

1.27

0.71

−43.7%

 

−3.0%

−3.5%

−2.4%

Falls (unintentional)

1.60

0.67

−58.3%

 

−4.5%

−4.8%

−4.2%

Self-inflicted injury

1.59

0.58

−63.8%

 

−5.2%

−5.8%

−4.6%

Poisoning (self-inflicted)

1.54

0.59

−61.4%

 

−4.9%

−5.5%

−4.2%

Intentionally inflicted by another

1.47

0.71

−51.6%

 

−3.7%

−4.5%

−3.0%

BC, Male

       

Unintentional injury

1.76

0.64

−63.6%

 

−5.2%

−5.4%

−5.0%

Transport vehicle (unintentional)

2.01

0.57

−71.8%

 

−6.5%

−6.9%

−6.0%

Medical/surgical mishaps

1.24

0.71

−42.8%

 

−2.9%

−3.6%

−2.2%

Falls (unintentional)

1.61

0.67

−58.6%

 

−4.5%

−4.9%

−4.1%

Self-inflicted injury

1.77

0.59

−66.5%

 

−5.6%

−6.7%

−4.5%

Poisoning (self-inflicted)

1.63

0.62

−61.9%

 

−5.0%

−6.2%

−3.7%

Intentionally inflicted by another

1.37

0.73

−46.5%

 

−3.2%

−4.0%

−2.5%

BC, Female

       

Unintentional injury

1.73

0.64

−63.0%

 

−5.1%

−5.4%

−4.8%

Transport vehicle (unintentional)

2.14

0.47

−77.9%

 

−7.6%

−8.2%

−7.1%

Medical/surgical mishaps

1.30

0.72

−44.5%

 

−3.1%

−3.8%

−2.3%

Falls (unintentional)

1.58

0.67

−58.0%

 

-4.5%

−5.0%

−3.9%

Self-inflicted injury

1.52

0.57

−62.5%

 

−5.0%

−5.7%

−4.3%

Poisoning (self-inflicted)

1.50

0.58

−61.2%

 

−4.9%

−5.6%

−4.1%

Intentionally inflicted by another

2.01

0.56

−72.0%

 

−6.5%

−8.3%

−4.6%

  1. Notes:
  2. * probability (2-sided, z-test) that Ln((SRR 2009)/(SRR 1991)) Aboriginal = Ln((SRR 2009)/(SRR 1991)) BC.