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Gender Differences in the Epidemiological Characteristics and Long-Term Trends of Injuries in Taiwan from 1998 to 2015: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Pin-San Chou

    (Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Shi-Hao Huang

    (Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech), Taipei 10608, Taiwan)

  • Ren-Jei Chung

    (Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech), Taipei 10608, Taiwan)

  • Yao-Ching Huang

    (Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech), Taipei 10608, Taiwan
    Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Chi-Hsiang Chung

    (Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Bing-Long Wang

    (School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

  • Chien-An Sun

    (Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei 242062, Taiwan
    Big Data Research Center, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei 242062, Taiwan)

  • Shu-Min Huang

    (Department of Infection Control, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 11031, Taiwan)

  • I-Long Lin

    (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tatung University, Taipei 104327, Taiwan)

  • Wu-Chien Chien

    (Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
    Taiwanese Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association (TIPSPA), Taipei 11490, Taiwan)

Abstract

Objective: This study used a long-term trend analysis to investigate whether gender differences were related to the risk of injury and epidemiological characteristics in Taiwan from 1998 to 2015. Materials and methods: Data on 4,647,259 hospitalized patients that were injured from 1 January 1998, to 31 December 2015 were collected from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). Among the injured patients, 2,721,612 males and 1,925,446 females were identified. Patients were age-, gender-, and index date-matched. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the risks of injury via gender differences. A p -value < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The injury risk of the male patients was 1.4 times higher than that of female patients (AOR = 1.427, 95% CI = 1.40–1.44). The rising trend of male injured hospitalized patients was also greater than that of female injured hospitalized patients. Conclusion: Males were more at risk of injury than females. Gender differences were related to the increased risk of epidemiological characteristics of injury.

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  • Pin-San Chou & Shi-Hao Huang & Ren-Jei Chung & Yao-Ching Huang & Chi-Hsiang Chung & Bing-Long Wang & Chien-An Sun & Shu-Min Huang & I-Long Lin & Wu-Chien Chien, 2022. "Gender Differences in the Epidemiological Characteristics and Long-Term Trends of Injuries in Taiwan from 1998 to 2015: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:5:p:2531-:d:755626
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    1. Sorenson, S.B., 2011. "Gender disparities in injury mortality: Consistent, persistent, and larger than you'd think," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(SUPPL. 1), pages 353-358.
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