Injury severity | | |
Remote v. inland geographic zone (linear) | Beta -2.31 (-4.14 to -0.47) | Living in a remote community was associated with higher injury severity (initial GCS score) |
Protective equipment use (linear) | Beta 1.19 (-0.30 to 2.69) | Although effect size was not statistically significant, it suggests that use of protective equipment was associated with lower injury severity (initial GCS score) |
Functional outcome | | |
Protective equipment use (proportional odds) | OR 4.79 (1.12 to 20.48) | Use of protective equipment was associated with better functional outcomes (6-mo GOS score) |
Initial GCS score (proportional odds) | OR 1.80 (1.35 to 2.39) | Higher initial GCS score was associated with better functional outcomes (6-mo GOS score) |
Use of rehabilitation services | | |
Initial GCS score (Poisson with robust variance) | RR 0.82 (0.70 to 0.95) | Lower initial GCS score was associated with greater use of rehabilitation services |
Motor-vehicle collision v. fall (Poisson with robust variance) | RR 2.91 (1.04 to 8.17) | Being involved in a motor vehicle collision was associated with greater use of rehabilitation services |