Table 9: 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 4

 

 

 

 

 

Age

 

 

 

 

    0 – 17

(base)

 

 

 

    18 – 59

0.54

0.32 – 0.91

0.020*

 

    60 and above

7.08

4.17 – 12.01

<0.001*

 

Place

 

 

 

 

    Home

(base)

 

 

 

    Public place

0.99

0.55 – 1.80

0.985

 

    Workplace

0.22

0.08 0 0.58

0.002*

 

Mechanism

 

 

 

 

    Blunt

(base)

 

 

 

    Projectile

3.35

1.05 – 10.76

0.042*

 

    Sharp

25.20

5.60 – 113.40

<0.001*

 

Object

 

 

 

 

    Shrapnel

(base)

 

 

 

    MVC

3.77

1.23 – 11.60

0.020*

 

    Organic

0.67

0.32 – 1.41

0.297

 

    Wood

0.61

0.14 – 2.71

0.517

 

    Mauling

3.48

1.10 – 11.04

0.034*

*Significant at 0.05 level