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Table 3 Violent victimization and health service utilization among detainees and matched controls from the general population

From: Violent victimization and health service utilization in a forensic psychiatric context: a comparison between offenders with mental disorders and matched controls

 

Detainees

N = 200

n (%) NA

Controls

N = 600

n (%) NA

Crude risk ratio (95% CI)

Wald

p

Violent victimization

 1. Medical attentiona

33 (16.6) 1

14 (2.4) 12

7.9 [4.0, 15.2]

36.98

<.001

 2. Visible injuryb

63 (31.7) 1

19 (3.2) 12

16.9 [8.6, 32.9]

68.16

<.001

 3. No visible injuryc

47 (23.6) 1

12 (2.0) 12

13.4 [6.8, 26.5]

55.25

<.001

 4. Threat

66 (33.3) 2

31 (5.3) 12

8.7 [5.3, 14.4]

70.81

<.001

 5. Severe violence (1 + 2)

73 (36.7) 1

32 (5.4) 12

10.1 [6.1, 16.8]

79.31

<.001

 6. Violence (1 + 2 + 3)

86 (43.2) 1

41 (7.0) 12

9.3 [5.9, 14.7]

91.54

<.001

 7. Any (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)

104 (52.3) 1

65 (11.1) 12

8.2 [5.4, 12.3]

99.51

<.001

Health service utilization

 8. Appointment

95 (47.7) 1

142 (23.7) 1

2.0 [1.4, 2.8]

16.57

<.001

 9. Unmet need

84 (42.2) 1

100 (16.7) 2

3.4 [2.4, 4.9]

46.58

<.001

  1. Crude risk ratios are calculated by means of Cox regressions. NA missing, CI confidence interval
  2. aSubjected to violence that required medical attention. bSubjected to violence that caused visible injuries but that did not require medical attention. cSubjected to violence that did not cause visible injuries