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Table 3 Univariate associations between injury location and injury cause

From: The mechanism and pattern of injuries of undocumented immigrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border along the Rio Grande Valley

Injury Location

Injury Cause

Odds ratio

99% CI

P-value

Extremity

Assault

0.16

0.02

0.72

0.001

Bridge

1.21

0.28

6.20

0.799

Fence- jump or fall

3.36

1.29

9.62

0.001

Injured fleeing

3.24

1.06

12.05

0.005

MVA

0.18

0.05

0.58

< 0.001

Spine

Assault

0.21

0.00

2.09

0.128

Bridge

2.37

0.45

10.59

0.117

Fence- jump or fall

2.05

0.71

5.87

0.075

Injured fleeing

0.26

0.03

1.21

0.025

MVA

1.91

0.51

6.47

0.210

Soft tissue head

Assault

3.47

0.64

15.81

0.029

Bridge

0.76

0.03

5.15

1.000

Fence- jump or fall

0.06

0.00

0.58

0.000

Injured fleeing

0.59

0.08

2.53

0.451

MVA

4.08

1.06

14.95

0.004

Chest

Assault

2.55

0.33

13.41

0.125

Bridge

1.06

0.05

7.44

1.000

Fence- jump or fall

0.09

0.00

0.84

0.002

Injured fleeing

0.16

0.00

1.56

0.049

MVA

8.77

2.12

38.61

< 0.001

Skull injury

Assault

3.96

0.62

20.10

0.028

Bridge

1.13

0.05

8.01

1.000

Fence- jump or fall

0.21

0.01

1.28

0.023

Injured fleeing

0.00

0.00

1.04

0.008

MVA

7.58

1.77

33.81

< 0.001

Intracranial

Assault

6.06

1.05

30.80

0.004

Bridge

1.21

0.05

8.65

0.684

Fence- jump or fall

0.22

0.01

1.39

0.036

Injured fleeing

0.00

0.00

1.11

0.014

MVA

4.95

1.07

21.94

0.003

Pelvis or Abdomen

Assault

0.67

0.00

7.47

1.000

Bridge

1.65

0.07

12.58

0.627

Fence- jump or fall

1.10

0.18

5.46

1.000

Injured fleeing

0.55

0.02

3.80

0.739

MVA

1.38

0.12

8.15

0.708

  1. Odds ratio and associated 99% confidence interval (CI) are reported, in addition to the p-value from the Fisher’s exact test. Odds ratios with P < 0.01 are in bold. MVA Motor vehicle accidents