Table 2

Association between site of injury with impairments, motor disabilities and physical independence: risk, risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI), Grapes of Wrath, Lebanon, 1996

Site of injuryImpairmentsMotor disabilitiesPersonal independence
%RR95% CI%RR95% CI%RR95% CI
Head
No45.11.038.71.024.81.0
 Yes48.31.110.82, 1.5035.00.950.64, 1.4126.71.130.70, 1.83
Face
No42.71.039.71.024.61.0
 Yes60.01.451.11, 1.892-150 30.00.800.51, 1.2528.01.300.81, 2.08
Chest
No45.71.037.51.024.61.0
 Yes46.21.020.67, 1.5742.31.110.70, 1.7530.81.220.68, 2.20
Abdomen
No45.51.037.21.023.71.0
 Yes50.01.180.71, 1.9750.01.410.87, 2.2950.01.881.11, 3.152-150
Upper limbs
No45.31.035.41.025.51.0
 Yes46.71.010.77, 1.3243.31.180.88, 1.5924.40.920.60, 1.40
Lower limbs
No35.11.020.11.017.51.0
 Yes58.61.621.25, 2.102-150 59.42.982.09, 4.232-150 34.42.131.39, 3.272-150
Back/spine
No46.41.037.21.024.01.0
 Yes40.60.850.55, 1.3243.81.150.75, 1.7534.41.420.85, 2.36
Shrapnels all over body
No46.41.039.51.025.71.0
 Yes38.10.820.46, 1.4319.10.470.20, 1.1519.10.710.29, 1.77
  • 2-150 p Value <0.05. Risk ratio adjusted for sex and age.