Disparities in Paediatric Injury Mortality between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations in British Columbia, 2001–2009
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
3. Results
4. Interpretation
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Age | Female | Male | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | 0–4 | 32 | 40 | 72 |
5–9 | 22 | 43 | 65 | |
10–15 | 65 | 132 | 197 | |
Aboriginal Status | Aboriginal | 20 | 31 | 51 |
Non-Aboriginal | 99 | 184 | 283 | |
119 | 215 | 334 |
Age | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | OR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ASMR | 0–4 | 10.03 | 3.97 | 2.53 (1.39, 4.61) |
5–9 | 9.02 | 2.97 | 3.04 (1.65, 5.57) | |
10–15 | 12.48 | 7.50 | 1.66 (1.09, 2.53) | |
AAMR | 10.77 | 5.17 | 2.08 (1.41, 3.06) |
Cause of Injury (ICD-10) | ASMR/100,000 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age 0–4 Years | Age 5–9 Years | Age 10–15 Years | |||||||
Abor. | Non-Abor. | OR (95% CI) | Abor. | Non-Abor. | OR (95% CI) | Abor. | Non-Abor. | OR (95% CI) | |
Suffocation (W75-84) | 24.70 | 2.97 | 8.31 (2.35, 29.45) * | 5.55 | 3.17 | 1.75 (0.04, 13.63) | 3.99 | 1.92 | 2.08 (0.05, 17.11) |
Assault (X85-Y09) | 24.70 | 4.46 | 5.54 (1.25, 19.86) * | 5.55 | 3.17 | 1.75 (0.04, 13.63) | 27.95 | 12.51 | 2.24 (0.84, 5.06) |
Drowning (W65-74) | 6.17 | 6.93 | 0.89 (0.02, 5.85) | 5.55 | 1.81 | 3.06 (0.06, 30.96) | 3.99 | 2.57 | 1.56 (0.04, 11.61) |
Fire (X00-09) | 6.17 | 1.49 | 4.16 (0.08, 51.76) | 16.66 | 1.36 | 12.25 (1.64, 91.61) * | 0.00 | 2.89 | |
Other/Unknown (Y34) | 6.17 | 4.46 | 1.39 (0.03, 10.00) | 5.55 | 2.27 | 2.45 (0.05, 21.91) | 23.96 | 11.87 | 2.02 (0.85, 4.78) |
Pedestrian (V01-09) | 12.35 | 2.97 | 4.16 (0.41, 23.24) | 5.55 | 3.62 | 1.53 (0.03, 11.43) | 3.99 | 5.13 | 0.78 (0.02, 5.01) |
Vehicle (V10-99) | 0.00 | 5.94 | 27.76 | 8.16 | 3.40 (0.99, 9.52) | 35.94 | 18.28 | 1.97 (0.86, 4.00) | |
All-Cause | 80.27 | 29.23 | 2.75 (1.38, 5.07) * | 72.18 | 23.56 | 3.06 (1.53, 5.71) * | 99.84 | 55.16 | 1.81 (1.14, 2.77) * |
Cause of Death | Total PrYLL | PrYLL Rate per 1000 | ||||
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Abor. | Non-Abor. | Both | Abor. | Non-Abor. | Both | |
Female | 1376 | 7377 | 8753 | 23.23 | 10.93 | 11.92 |
Male | 1855 | 12,855 | 14,710 | 31.31 | 19.04 | 20.03 |
Suffocation | 456 | 1386 | 1842 | 6.99 | 2.07 | 2.47 |
Assault | 843 | 3789 | 4632 | 12.95 | 5.75 | 6.33 |
Drowning | 213 | 1909 | 2122 | 3.04 | 2.86 | 2.87 |
Fire | 296 | 1058 | 1354 | 4.52 | 1.60 | 1.83 |
Other/Unknown | 559 | 3523 | 4082 | 8.08 | 5.30 | 1.05 |
Pedestrian | 296 | 2123 | 2419 | 4.52 | 3.22 | 3.33 |
Vehicle | 969 | 6048 | 7017 | 14.43 | 9.17 | 9.59 |
3632 | 19,836 | 23,468 |
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Amram, O.; Walker, B.B.; Schuurman, N.; Pike, I.; Yanchar, N. Disparities in Paediatric Injury Mortality between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations in British Columbia, 2001–2009. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 651. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070651
Amram O, Walker BB, Schuurman N, Pike I, Yanchar N. Disparities in Paediatric Injury Mortality between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations in British Columbia, 2001–2009. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(7):651. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070651
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmram, Ofer, Blake Byron Walker, Nadine Schuurman, Ian Pike, and Natalie Yanchar. 2016. "Disparities in Paediatric Injury Mortality between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations in British Columbia, 2001–2009" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 7: 651. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070651