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Table 5 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with problems in EQ-5D Dimensions & Cognitive Ability

From: A cohort study of short-term functional outcomes following injury: the role of pre-injury socio-demographic and health characteristics, injury and injury-related healthcare

 

EQ-5D Dimensions

  
 

Mobility

Self-Care

Usual Activities

Pain, Discomfort

Anxiety, Depression

Cognitive

 

N = 2460

N = 2461

N = 2460

N = 2456

N = 2459

N = 2458

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Socio-demographic

            

Female

1.34

(1.09, 1.65)

1.40

(1.14, 1.73)

1.53

(1.28, 1.84)

1.62

(1.32, 1.97)

1.23

(0.98, 1.53)

1.63

(1.21, 2.20)

Age (yrs)

            

18-24

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

25-44

1.17

(0.86, 1.61)

1.09

(0.79, 1.52)

1.18

(0.91, 1.54)

1.74

(1.32, 2.28)

1.13

(0.81, 1.59)

1.13

(0.71, 1.79)

45-64

1.61

(1.16, 2.21)

1.60

(1.15, 2.23)

1.25

(0.96, 1.64)

1.74

(1.31, 2.30)

1.38

(0.98, 1.96)

0.96

(0.59, 1.55)

Insufficient money

1.25

(0.89, 1.77)

1.33

(0.96, 1.84)

1.26

(0.94, 1.70)

1.34

(0.96, 1.87)

1.70

(1.22, 2.37)

0.97

(0.60, 1.56)

Health and disability

            

Disability

1.36

(1.01, 1.82)

1.05

(0.79, 1.40)

1.17

(0.90, 1.52)

1.46

(1.08, 1.99)

0.79

(0.58, 1.07)

0.81

(0.53, 1.21)

Two or more chronic illnesses

1.47

(1.12, 1.92)

1.18

(0.90, 1.53)

1.27

(1.00, 1.62)

1.52

(1.16, 2.00)

1.62

(1.24, 2.11)

1.79

(1.26, 2.54)

Fair/Poor overall health

0.92

(0.73, 1.15)

0.78

(0.62, 0.98)

0.90

(0.73, 1.09)

0.81

(0.66, 1.01)

1.10

(0.87, 1.40)

1.42

(1.04, 1.95)

Obese

1.23

(0.98, 1.54)

1.26

(1.01, 1.58)

1.21

(0.99, 1.48)

1.04

(0.84, 1.29)

0.86

(0.67, 1.10)

1.26

(0.92, 1.73)

Depressed

1.06

(0.83, 1.35)

1.16

(0.91, 1.47)

1.14

(0.92, 1.42)

0.96

(0.76, 1.21)

1.57

(1.23, 2.01)

1.14

(0.81, 1.59)

Smoke regularly

1.13

(0.90, 1.41)

1.21

(0.97, 1.50)

1.02

(0.84, 1.24)

1.24

(1.01, 1.54)

1.19

(0.95, 1.50)

1.26

(0.93, 1.73)

Hazardous alcohol use

1.03

(0.84, 1.27)

0.96

(0.78, 1.19)

1.22

(1.01, 1.46)

1.24

(1.02, 1.51)

0.85

(0.68, 1.06)

0.77

(0.57, 1.05)

Physically inactive

0.89

(0.73, 1.08)

0.82

(0.67, 1.00)

0.83

(0.70, 0.99)

0.82

(0.68, 0.99)

0.73

(0.59, 0.90)

0.68

(0.51, 0.91)

Injury and healthcare

            

Body region injured

            

Lower Extremity

3.17

(2.40, 4.18)

0.73

(0.54, 0.99)

0.75

(0.57, 0.98)

0.79

(0.59, 1.06)

0.68

(0.50, 0.93)

0.42

(0.28, 0.62)

Upper Extremity

0.15

(0.10, 0.21)

1.27

(0.93, 1.73)

0.70

(0.53, 0.93)

0.78

(0.57, 1.06)

0.64

(0.46, 0.89)

0.46

(0.30, 0.71)

Head & Neck

0.41

(0.23, 0.73)

0.41

(0.20, 0.80)

0.53

(0.32, 0.87)

0.29

(0.17, 0.48)

0.95

(0.56, 1.63)

2.26

(1.27, 4.01)

Spine & Back

1.74

(1.19, 2.53)

1.30

(0.87, 1.95)

1.12

(0.78, 1.62)

0.84

(0.56, 1.26)

0.68

(0.44, 1.04)

1.02

(0.60, 1.73)

Torso

0.38

(0.19, 0.77)

0.72

(0.35, 1.47)

0.37

(0.20, 0.68)

0.54

(0.30, 0.99)

0.27

(0.11, 0.68)

0.11

(0.02, 0.57)

Multiple regions

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

Nature of injury

            

Fractures

0.87

(0.64, 1.17)

1.18

(0.88, 1.58)

0.92

(0.71, 1.18)

0.98

(0.75, 1.28)

1.03

(0.75, 1.41)

0.66

(0.42, 1.04)

Sprains & Strains

1.16

(0.89, 1.50)

1.21

(0.92, 1.59)

1.08

(0.86, 1.36)

1.19

(0.92, 1.53)

1.04

(0.78, 1.38)

0.65

(0.43, 0.98)

Concussion

1.06

(0.30, 3.76)

0.48

(0.06, 3.97)

2.09

(0.67, 6.49)

1.07

(0.35, 3.29)

1.03

(0.31, 3.39)

1.89

(0.61, 5.85)

Open Wounds/Amputations

0.40

(0.21, 0.75)

0.60

(0.35, 1.03)

0.45

(0.29, 0.69)

0.49

(0.32, 0.75)

0.65

(0.36, 1.15)

0.52

(0.23, 1.20)

Contusions/Superficial

0.69

(0.36, 1.33)

0.62

(0.29, 1.32)

0.46

(0.25, 0.83)

0.55

(0.31, 0.99)

0.82

(0.39, 1.71)

0.36

(0.11, 1.18)

Other single injury type

1.03

(0.71, 1.50)

1.16

(0.81, 1.68)

0.74

(0.54, 1.02)

0.72

(0.52, 1.02)

1.17

(0.80, 1.73)

0.69

(0.41, 1.17)

Multiple injury types

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

Assaultive intent

1.09

(0.46, 1.95)

1.36

(0.79, 2.33)

1.38

(0.84, 2.27)

1.19

(0.70, 2.02)

1.71

(1.01, 2.88)

2.74

(1.56, 4.82)

Admitted to hospital

1.76

(1.41, 2.20)

1.71

(1.37, 2.13)

1.84

(1.51, 2.23)

1.42

(1.15, 1.75)

1.38

(1.10, 1.74)

1.53

(1.12, 2.08)

Self-perceived threat to life

1.37

(1.00, 1.88)

1.43

(1.05, 1.95)

1.28

(0.95, 1.73)

1.06

(0.76, 1.48)

1.83

(1.35, 2.50)

2.80

(1.93, 4.07)

Self-perceived threat of disability

1.41

(1.15, 1.73)

1.31

(1.06, 1.62)

1.34

(1.12, 1.60)

1.87

(1.53, 2.29)

1.41

(1.13, 1.76)

0.81

(0.60, 1.11)

Trouble accessing healthcare services

1.79

(1.30, 2.47)

1.52

(1.12, 2.07)

1.88

(1.40, 2.52)

1.72

(1.22, 2.41)

1.77

(1.30, 2.42)

2.17

(1.47, 3.20)

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