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