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Table 3 Predictors for X59-coded deaths

From: Injury death certificates without specification of the circumstances leading to the fatal injury – the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 2005–2014

Explanatory variable

All external cause (%)

N = 24,963

X59 (%)

N = 6440

Not X59 (%)

N = 18,523

Single predictor models

Multiple predictor model

OR (95% CI)

LR stat*

P value

OR (95% CI)

LR stat*

P value

Gender

     

1537

<  0.001

  

4.9

0.03

 Male

14,765 (59.1)

2470 (38.4)

12,295 (66.4)

1 (ref.)

   

1 (ref.)

   

 Female

10,198 (40.9)

3970 (61.6)

6228 (33.6)

3.17

(2.99–3.37)

  

1.14

(1.01–1.27)

  

Age

     

10,182

<  0.001

  

77.2

<  0.001

 0–49 yrs

8219 (32.9)

64 (1.0)

8155 (44.0)

0.03

(0.02–0.03)

  

0.55

(0.37–0.82)

  

 50–59 yrs

2677 (10.7)

69 (1.1)

2608 (14.1)

1 (ref.)

   

1 (ref.)

   

 60–69 yrs

2100 (8.4)

143 (2.2)

1957 (10.6)

2.76

(2.07–3.72)

  

1.44

(0.99–2.11)

  

 70–79 yrs

2281 (9.1)

653 (10.1)

1628 (8.8)

15.2

(11.8–19.7)

  

1.89

(1.34–2.69)

  

 80–89 yrs

5858 (23.5)

3112 (48.3)

2746 (14.8)

42.8

(33.8–55.2)

  

2.00

(1.44–2.80)

  

 90+ yrs

3828 (15.3)

2399 (37.7)

1429 (7.7)

63.5

(49.9–82.0)

  

1.64

(1.17–2.32)

  

Place of death

     

9331

<  0.001

  

182

<  0.001

 At home

5889 (23.6)

312 (4.8)

5577 (30.1)

1 (ref.)

   

1 (ref.)

   

 Hospital

7222 (28.9)

2455 (38.1)

4767 (25.7)

9.21

(8.15–10.4)

  

0.63

(0.51–0.78)

  

 Nursing home

5088 (20.4)

3538 (54.9)

1550 (8.4)

40.8

(35.9–46.5)

  

1.22

(0.97–1.52)

  

 Other known

5020 (20.1)

44 (0.7)

4976 (26.9)

0.16

(0.11–0.22)

  

0.21

(0.14–0.31)

  

 Unknown

1744 (7.0)

91 (1.4)

1653 (8.9)

0.98

(0.77–1.25)

  

0.46

(0.32–0.66)

  

Autopsy

     

6792

<  0.001

  

51.9

<  0.001

 No autopsy

14,534 (58.2)

6189 (96.1)

8345 (45.1)

1 (ref.)

   

1 (ref.)

   

 Forensic

9695 (38.8)

104 (1.6)

9591 (51.8)

0.02

(0.01–0.02)

  

0.43

(0.33–0.57)

  

 Medical

734 (2.9)

147 (2.3)

587 (3.2)

0.39

(0.28–0.41)

  

0.53

(0.40–0.72)

  

Nature of injury

     

14,759

<  0.001

  

3787

<  0.001

 Head/neck

4244 (17.0)

392 (6.1)

3852 (20.8)

1 (ref.)

   

1 (ref.)

   

 Thorax

1055 (4.2)

134 (2.1)

921 (5.0)

1.43

(1.16–1.76)

  

1.65

(1.26–2.17)

  

 Abdomen/pelvis

665 (2.7)

341 (5.3)

324 (1.7)

10.3

(8.61–12.4)

  

4.05

(3.17–5.19)

  

 Hip/thigh

6495 (26.0)

5103 (79.2)

1392 (7.5)

36.0

(32.0–40.7)

  

12.1

(10.4–14.2)

  

 Other mechanical injury

2427 (9.7)

436 (6.8)

1991 (10.7)

2.15

(1.86–2.49)

  

1.72

(1.42–2.09)

  

 Poisoning

5010 (20.1)

3 (0.05)

5007 (27.0)

0.006

(0.001–0.02)

  

0.009

(0.002–0.02)

  

 Suffocation/drowning

4132 (16.6)

6 (0.1)

4126 (22.3)

0.01

(0.006–0.03)

  

0.02

(0.006–0.03)

  

 Other/sequelae

935 (3.7)

25 (0.4)

910 (4.9)

0.27

(0.18–0.40)

  

0.07

(0.04–0.10)

  

Scene of injury

     

9224

<  0.001

  

3184

<  0.001

 Unknown

10,081 (40.4)

5762 (89.5)

4319 (23.3)

1 (ref.)

   

1 (ref.)

   

 Known

14,882 (59.6)

678 (10.5)

14,204 (76.7)

0.04

(0.03–0.04)

  

0.05

(0.04–0.05)

  

Calendar year of death

     

0.008

0.93

  

3.1

0.07

 2005–2009

12,265 (49.1)

3161 (49.1)

9104 (49.1)

1 (ref.)

   

1 (ref.)

   

 2010–2014

12,698 (50.9)

3279 (50.9)

9419 (50.9)

1.00

(0.95–1.06)

  

0.91

(0.83–1.01)

  
  1. Logistic regression analysis, data from the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry, 2005–2014
  2. *LR stat: Likelihood ratio statistic (−2 logL)
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