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Table 3 Risk of hospitalization due to injury from a specific mechanism of violence among ethnic groups (N = 16,151)

From: Minorities and foreign born are disproportionately affected by injuries due to violence: an analysis based on a National Trauma Registry 2008–2017

Ethnic groups

OR(95% CI)a

Firearm

Stab

Assault with object

Unarmed brawl

AI vs AOI

3.36 (3.01–3.75)

0.91 (0.84–0.98)

1.40 (1.28–1.54)

0.46 (0.42–0.49)

IBE vs AOI

0.23 (0.12–0.39)

1.29 (1.07–1.56)

1.41 (1.12–1.77)

0.98 (0.81–1.19)

IBFSU vs AOI

0.34 (0.26–0.44)

0.99 (0.88–1.11)

0.91 (0.78–1.05)

1.47 (1.32–1.63)

  1. Abbreviations: Abbreviations: AI Arab Israelis, IBE Israelis Born in Ethiopia, IBFSU Israelis Born in former Soviet Union, AOI All other Israelis, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age (categorized into five groups: 0–14, 15–24, 25–44, 45–64, 65+), gender, injury place (grouped in to: street, home, public and other) and time (classified in to two: weekend/weeknight and weekday). The reference group for the model of each mechanism was all other mechanisms of violence