Table 4

Sex-stratified analysis of multivariable models

ParameterModel (males)
(N=1814)
Model (females)
(N=1315)
OR95% Wald confidence limitsOR95% Wald confidence limits
Mechanism of injury
 wr-mTBI (non-assault)1.001.00
 Assault-induced wr-mTBI 2.17 1.40 to 3.36 1.740.99 to 3.05
Injury severity (hospitalisation)
 Not hospitalised1.00-1.00
 Hospitalised 7.24 5.52 to 9.51 6.29 4.13 to 9.59
Age at the time of injury (by decade)
 15–24 years1.00 1.00
 25–34 years 0.59 0.37 to 0.94 0.46 0.24 to 0.88
 35–44 years0.630.39 to 1.01 0.28 0.15 to 0.54
 45–54 years 0.39 0.25 to 0.62 0.29 0.16 to 0.54
 55+ years 0.38 0.23 to 0.61 0.29 0.15 to 0.56
Employment type
 Full-time employee1.00 1.00 -–
 Part-time employee1.060.59 to 1.901.140.77 to 1.70
 Other employees0.850.61 to 1.181.300.80 to 2.10
Employer size
 Large1.00 1.00
 Medium0.780.56 to 1.10 0.62 0.42 to 0.90
 Small 0.40 0.28 to 0.57 0.49 0.29 to 0.80
Occupation type
 Community and personal service occupations1.00 1.00
 Service-oriented occupations0.950.58 to 1.55 0.43 0.25 to 0.74
 Professionals1.060.56 to 2.000.630.37 to 1.08
 Goods-oriented occupations0.900.55 to 1.47 0.45 0.26 to 0.80
Socioeconomic status
 9–10 (advantaged)1.00 1.00
 7–8 (advantaged)1.190.81 to 1.760.940.60 to 1.49
 5–6 (middle)1.170.80 to 1.710.810.51 to 1.30
 3–4 (disadvantaged) 1.73 1.10 to 2.70 0.790.47 to 1.33
 1–2 (most disadvantaged)1.370.90 to 2.101.030.57 to 1.85
  • For males: categories injury severity, age (45–54 and 55+) and employer size (small-sized) were significant at p<0.000; category mechanism of injury was significant at p=0.001; categories socioeconomic status and age (25–34 and 35–44) and were significant at p=0.01, p=0.02 and p=0.05 respectively. For females: categories injury severity and age (35–44, 45–54 and 55+) were significant at p<0.000; categories employer size (medium), socio-economic status (most disadvantaged), employment type and occupation type were significant at p=0.002, p=0.003, p=0.005 and p=0.006 respectively; categories age (25–34) and employer size (small) were significant at p=0.01; category mechanism of injury was significant at p=0.05.

  • wr-mTBI, work-related mild traumatic brain injury.