Table 8: Multivariate analysis on the association of demographic characteristics with the severity of injury of ocular trauma (OTS 5 vs. OTS 3).
|
Variable |
OR |
95% CI |
p-value |
OTS 5 |
(base outcome) |
|
|
|
OTS 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
0 – 17 |
(base) |
|
|
|
18 – 59 |
3.64 |
1.49 – 8.90 |
0.005* |
|
60 and above |
2.00 |
0.39 – 10.25 |
0.406 |
|
Place |
|
|
|
|
Home |
(base) |
|
|
|
Public place |
0.38 |
0.15 – 0.96 |
0.041* |
|
Workplace |
0.02 |
0.01 – 0.08 |
<0.001* |
|
Mechanism of Injury |
|
|
|
|
Blunt |
(base) |
|
|
|
Projectile |
1.24 |
0.27 – 5.81 |
0.784 |
|
Sharp |
6.54 |
1.16 – 37.02 |
0.034* |
|
Object causing Injury |
|
|
|
|
Shrapnel |
(base) |
|
|
|
MVC |
0.02 |
0.002- 0.22 |
0.002* |
|
Organic |
0.15 |
0.04 – 0.52 |
0.002* |
|
Wood |
2.74 |
0.92 – 8.15 |
0.071 |
|
Mauling |
0.04 |
0.004- 0.43 |
0.007* |
*Significant at 0.05 level