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Table 3 Prevalence of any substance at time of admittance to the hospital, and substance influence as well as mean score of points by gender, age, place of injury, type of injury, day of week and time of day at time of injury

From: Influence of alcohol and other substances of abuse at the time of injury among patients in a Norwegian emergency department

 

n (%)

Prevalence %

Influence %

Mean score of points in influenced patients (95 % CI)

Gender

    

 Female

378 (38)

34.9

22.5

3.5 (3.0–4.0)

 Male

618 (62)

42.4

38.7

4.2 (3.9–4.4)

Age

    

 18–35

349 (35)

48.1

47

3.8 (3.5–4.1)

 36–64

388 (39)

34.0

29.4

4.8 (4.4–5.2)

 ≥65

259 (26)

36.3

17.8

2.9 (2.2–3.5)

Place of injury

    

 Home

188 (18.9)

46.3

31.4

3.3 (2.7–3.9)

 Bar/café/restaurant

43 (4.3)

88.4

88.4

4.2 (3.6–4.8)

 Place of work

84 (8.4)

8.3

4.8

2.3 (0.4–4.1)

 Other place

205 (20.6)

37.6

31.7

4.1 (3.5–4.7)

 Street

460 (46.2)

38.3

32.6

4.2 (3.9–4.5)

Type of injury

    

 Violence

125 (12.6)

76.0

74.4

3.9 (3.5–4.3)

 Fall

487 (48.9)

40.7

30.8

4.0 (3.7–4.4)

 Other

384 (38.6)

26.3

21.1

4.1 (3.6–4.6)

Day of week

    

 Weekday

528 (53)

29.5

21.6

4.0 (3.5–4.4)

 Weekend

468 (47)

50.9

44.9

4.0 (3.8–4.3)

Time of day

    

 Daytime (08–20)

594 (59.6)

23.4

14.0

3.8 (3.2–4.4)

 Nighttime (20–08)

402 (40.4)

63.4

60.0

4.1 (3.8–4.3)