Table 1Characteristics of respondents in China and Korea N (%).
|
China (n = 2,540) |
South Korea (n = 1,9898) |
Total |
Sex
|
Male |
1,642 (64.6) |
1,220 (61.3) |
2,862 (63.2) |
Female |
898 (35.4) |
769 (38.7) |
1,667 (36.8) |
Age (y)
|
18–24 |
609 (24) |
314 (15.8) |
923 (20.4) |
25–34 |
760 (29.9) |
438 (22) |
1,198 (26.5) |
35–44 |
566 (22.3) |
420 (21.1) |
986 (21.8) |
45–55 |
316 (12.4) |
399 (20.1) |
715 (15.8) |
55+ |
289 (11.4) |
418 (21) |
707 (15.6) |
Education
|
Elementary |
338 (13.3) |
206 (10.4) |
544 (12) |
High school |
1,388 (54.6) |
872 (43.8) |
2,260 (49.9) |
Some college |
814 (32) |
911 (45.8) |
1,725 (38.1) |
Employment status
|
Employed |
1,641 (65) |
1,065 (53.8) |
2,706 (60.1) |
Otherwise |
885 (35) |
914 (46.2) |
1,799 (39.9) |
Level of intoxication
|
Not intoxicated |
2,181 (86) |
1,561 (79.6) |
3,742 (83.2) |
Mildly intoxicated |
238 (9.4) |
244 (12.4) |
482 (10.7) |
Moderately intoxicated |
98 (3.9) |
108 (5.5) |
206 (4.6) |
Severely intoxicated |
20 (0.8) |
49 (2.5) |
69 (1.5) |
Perpetrator
|
Known |
139 (5.5) |
74 (3.7) |
213 (4.7) |
Unknown |
2,401 (94.5) |
1,915 (96.3) |
4,316 (95.3) |
Intoxicated perpetrator
|
Yes |
150 (5.9) |
98 (4.9) |
248 (5.5) |
No |
2,390 (94.1) |
1,891 (95.1) |
4,281 (94.5) |
Reason for injury
|
Intentional |
389 (15.5) |
170 (8.6) |
559 (12.5) |
Unintentional |
2,119 (84.5) |
1,805 (91.4) |
3,924 (87.5) |
Table 2Association between intentional injuries and selected variables.
|
China
|
Korea
|
Intentional
|
Intentional inflicted by another
|
Intentional
|
Intentional inflicted by another
|
OR (95% CI) |
Intoxicated OR (95% CI) |
Unintoxicated OR (95% CI) |
OR (95% CI) |
Intoxicated OR (95% CI) |
Unintoxicated OR (95% CI) |
Sex (Female ref) |
Male |
1.69* (1.33–2.16) |
1.50** (1.03–2.17) |
0.67 (0.46–0.97) |
3.08* (2.16–4.39) |
1.89* (1.19–3.01) |
0.53 (0.33–0.90) |
Age (50+ ref) |
18–29 |
4.78* (2.90–7.87) |
4.34** (1.31–14.34) |
0.51* (0.35–0.75) |
1.81* (1.13–2.89) |
2.29* (1.23–4.28) |
0.43* (0.23–0.81) |
30–49 |
4.67* (2.84–7.68) |
2.86 (0.87–9.55) |
0.50* (0.34–0.74) |
2.26* (1.48–3.47) |
2.49* (1.39–4.48) |
0.40* (0.22–0.72) |
Education (elementary ref) |
High |
2.15* (1.46–3.18) |
3.24* (1.49–7.06) |
0.31* (0.14–0.67) |
2.47* (1.22–4.99) |
3.20* (1.15–8.96) |
0.31* (0.11–0.87) |
Some college |
1.36 (.89–2.08) |
3.15* (1.41–7.04) |
0.32* (0.14–0.71) |
1.95 (0.96–3.96) |
2.53 (0.90–7.12) |
0.40 (0.14–1.12) |
Employment status (unemployed ref) |
Employed |
1.38* (1.08–1.74) |
0.78 (.56–1.10) |
1.28 (0.91–1.80) |
1.12 (0.81–1.53) |
1.29 (0.83–1.90) |
0.80 (0.53–1.20) |
Intoxication level (not intoxicated ref) |
Mildly intoxicated |
3.93* (2.91–5.30) |
8.39* (5.71–12.34) |
0.12* (0.08–0.18) |
8.54* (5.82–12.55) |
16.69* (9.85–28.27) |
0.06* (0.04–0.10) |
Moderately intoxicated |
4.98* (3.25–7.64) |
5.72* (3.18–10.26) |
0.18* (0.10–0.31) |
7.84* (4.70–13.06) |
12.17* (6.18–23.95) |
0.08* (0.04–0.16) |
Severely intoxicated |
4.55* (1.48–14.01) |
11.72* (3.59–38.25) |
.09* (0.03–0.28) |
12.74* (6.06–26.79) |
17.49* (6.91–44.28) |
0.06* (0.02–0.15) |
Table 3Association between alcohol intoxication and injury variables.
|
China
|
Korea
|
n (SE) |
OR (95% CI) |
n (SE) |
OR (95% CI) |
Sex |
Male |
285 (0.14) |
2.34 (1.79–3.06)* |
338 (0.13) |
2.89 (2.25–3.72)* |
Female |
74 (0.12) |
ref |
90 (0.11) |
ref |
Age |
18–24 |
84 (0.29) |
2.92 (1.66–5.16)* |
58 (0.20) |
1.47 (0.98–2.19)** |
25–34 |
125 (0.28) |
3.60 (2.07–6.26)* |
109 (0.18) |
2.14 (1.50–3.06)* |
35–44 |
86 (0.29) |
3.27 (1.85–5.78)* |
107 (0.18) |
2.21 (1.55–3.16)* |
45–54 |
49 (0.31) |
3.35 (1.84–6.12)* |
98 (0.19) |
2.11 (1.46–3.02)* |
55+ |
15 (0.26) |
ref |
56 (0.14) |
ref |
Education |
Elementary |
30 (0.19) |
ref |
28 (0.20) |
ref |
High |
203 (0.20) |
1.76 (1.18–2.63)* |
201 (0.22) |
1.90 (1.24–2.92)* |
Some college |
126 (0.21) |
1.88 (1.24–2.86)* |
199 (0.22) |
1.78 (1.16–2.73)* |
Location |
Own home |
43 (0.16) |
ref |
69 (0.14) |
ref |
Other home |
12 (0.37) |
3.70 (1.79–7.67)* |
9 (0.19) |
1.53 (1.05–2.23)** |
Street |
115 (0.19) |
1.48 (1.032.14)** |
163 (0.42) |
3.86 (1.68–8.83)* |
Pubs |
118 (0.21) |
12.38 (8.21–18.67)* |
132 (0.17) |
2.34 (1.69–3.52)* |
Activity at time of injury |
Paid job |
45 (0.15) |
ref |
13 (0.28) |
ref |
Commuting/traveling |
73 (0.19) |
1.50 (0.98–2.14) |
160 (0.30) |
5.35 (2.98–9.59)* |
Sports/leisure |
153 (0.18) |
3.93 (2.76–5.59)* |
146 (0.30) |
10.97 (6.06–19.85)* |
Doing nothing |
36 (0.24) |
1.97 (1.24–3.13)* |
62 (0.32) |
4.95 (2.65–9.23)* |
Type of injury |
Traffic accident |
53 (0.21) |
1.46 (0.97–2.21) |
58 (0.26) |
1.06 (0.63–1.77) |
Blunt force injury |
48 (0.19) |
2.12 (1.46–3.08)* |
145 (0.24) |
3.91 (2.42–6.31)* |
Lesions |
77 (0.18) |
1.84 (1.30–2.61)* |
61 (0.26) |
1.65 (0.99–2.76) |
Falls |
108 (0.19) |
1.76 (1.21–2.27)* |
141 (0.24) |
2.53 (1.57–4.07)* |
Other unintentional |
64 (0.14) |
ref |
8 (0.22) |
ref |