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Table 4 Characteristics of drownings compared with other calls from beaches of Gironde, by type of day, year, and location with odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals

From: Characteristics of drowning victims in a surf environment: a 6-year retrospective study in southwestern France

Variable

 

Other calls

Drownings

OR

95% CI

Type of day

 

Holiday

52

11

1.41

0.66–2.75

Week-end

205

44

1.46

1.02–2.06

Weekdays

87

40

3.20

2.12–4.76

High season

3.478

481

0.50

0.39–0.65

Year

 

2011

670

88

0.85

0.66–1.08

2012

708

116

1.11

0.88–1.39

2013

617

70

0.72

0.54–0.94

2014

556

118

1.51

1.20–1.90

2015

664

88

0.86

0.67–1.10

2016

607

96

1.06

0.83–1.35

Location

 

A

292

40

0.90

0.62–1.28

B

105

20

1.27

0.74–2.09

C

337

46

0.90

0.64–1.24

D

161

26

1.07

0.67–1.65

E

293

58

1.35

0.98–1.82

F

1217

160

0.82

0.67–1.00

G

199

51

1.77

1.26–2.45

H

760

152

1.44

1.17–1.77

I

458

23

0.31

0.19–0.47

Total

 

3.822

576