Trend Distribution of Violent Injuries in Taiwan from 2000 to 2015
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Sources
2.2. Participants
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Annual Medical Treatment Rate
3.2. Annual Normalization Rate
3.3. Annual Relative Hazard Ratios
4. Discussion
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- providing long-term care after violence has occurred [30].
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- working to prevent the offender from relapsing. These can include any efforts to assist offenders with recovery and reduce recidivism, as well as efforts to provide support to victims, for example, by providing trauma counseling and other health-related services [30].
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Children and Adolescents (n =1 592) | Adults (n = 8726) | The Elderly (n = 759) | |||
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Crude Incidence | 95% CI | Crude Incidence | 95% CI | Crude Incidence | 95% CI | |
2001 | 3.13 | 2.64–3.63 | 6.04 | 5.62–6.47 | 1.04 | 0.78–1.31 |
2002 | 2.99 | 2.51–3.48 | 6.00 | 5.57–6.42 | 0.75 | 0.53–0.97 |
2003 | 2.73 | 2.26–3.20 | 5.56 | 5.15–5.96 | 0.74 | 0.52–0.96 |
2004 | 2.20 | 1.77–2.62 | 5.06 | 4.67–5.44 | 0.76 | 0.53–0.99 |
2005 | 2.03 | 1.61–2.44 | 4.22 | 3.87–4.57 | 0.48 | 0.30–0.67 |
2006 | 2.30 | 1.85–2.74 | 4.57 | 4.21–4.93 | 0.61 | 0.41–0.82 |
2007 | 2.41 | 1.95–2.88 | 4.73 | 4.36–5.09 | 1.11 | 0.83–1.39 |
2008 | 2.34 | 1.88–2.80 | 4.69 | 4.33–5.05 | 1.01 | 0.74–1.28 |
2009 | 2.71 | 2.21–3.21 | 4.19 | 3.85–4.53 | 1.04 | 0.77–1.32 |
2010 | 3.03 | 2.49–3.57 | 4.83 | 4.47–5.20 | 1.69 | 1.34–2.04 |
2011 | 2.65 | 2.14–3.16 | 3.49 | 3.19–3.80 | 1.08 | 0.80–1.36 |
2012 | 2.97 | 2.42–3.51 | 2.94 | 2.66–3.22 | 0.97 | 0.70–1.24 |
2013 | 2.39 | 1.89–2.89 | 2.90 | 2.62–3.18 | 0.99 | 0.72–1.26 |
2014 | 1.87 | 1.42–2.31 | 2.74 | 2.47–3.01 | 0.98 | 0.71–1.25 |
2015 | 1.52 | 1.11–1.92 | 2.42 | 2.17–2.68 | 0.78 | 0.54–1.02 |
Year | Children and Adolescents (n = 1592) | Adults (n = 8726) | The Elderly (n = 759) | |||
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Normalized Rate | 95% CI | Normalized Rate | 95% CI | Normalized Rate | 95% CI | |
2001 | 2.96 | 2.83–3.09 | 6.01 | 5.78–6.23 | 3.52 | 3.46–3.59 |
2002 | 2.80 | 2.68–2.93 | 6.03 | 5.81–6.26 | 2.42 | 2.37–2.47 |
2003 | 2.55 | 2.43–2.67 | 5.54 | 5.33–5.76 | 2.40 | 2.35–2.45 |
2004 | 2.03 | 1.92–2.13 | 5.12 | 4.92–5.33 | 2.36 | 2.31–2.41 |
2005 | 1.83 | 1.73–1.93 | 4.28 | 4.09–4.47 | 1.44 | 1.40–1.48 |
2006 | 2.04 | 1.94–2.15 | 4.65 | 4.45–4.84 | 1.77 | 1.73–1.82 |
2007 | 2.11 | 2.00–2.22 | 4.75 | 4.56–4.95 | 2.97 | 2.91–3.02 |
2008 | 2.00 | 1.90–2.11 | 4.74 | 4.54–4.93 | 2.59 | 2.54–2.64 |
2009 | 2.29 | 2.17–2.40 | 4.26 | 4.08–4.45 | 2.71 | 2.66–2.76 |
2010 | 2.47 | 2.35–2.59 | 4.91 | 4.71–5.11 | 4.22 | 4.16–4.29 |
2011 | 2.15 | 2.03–2.26 | 3.63 | 3.46–3.80 | 2.55 | 2.51–2.60 |
2012 | 2.41 | 2.29–2.53 | 3.06 | 2.91–3.22 | 2.26 | 2.22–2.31 |
2013 | 1.96 | 1.85–2.07 | 3.01 | 2.86–3.17 | 2.20 | 2.15–2.24 |
2014 | 1.53 | 1.43–1.63 | 2.85 | 2.70–3.00 | 2.19 | 2.15–2.23 |
2015 | 1.23 | 1.14–1.32 | 2.58 | 2.44–2.73 | 1.62 | 1.58–1.65 |
Year | Children and Adolescents (n = 1592) | Adults (n = 8726) | The Elderly (n = 759) | |||
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RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | |
2001 | 1.89 | 1.39–2.58 | 2.38 | 2.09–2.70 | 2.16 | 1.45–3.21 |
2002 | 1.82 | 1.33–2.49 | 2.37 | 2.08–2.69 | 1.50 | 0.98–2.30 |
2003 | 1.65 | 1.20–2.27 | 2.20 | 1.94–2.50 | 1.43 | 0.93–2.20 |
2004 | 1.32 | 0.95–1.84 | 2.01 | 1.76–2.29 | 1.42 | 0.92–2.18 |
2005 | 1.20 | 0.86–1.68 | 1.68 | 1.47–1.92 | 0.86 | 0.53–1.40 |
2006 | 1.39 | 1.00–1.93 | 1.83 | 1.60–2.09 | 1.05 | 0.67–1.66 |
2007 | 1.43 | 1.03–1.99 | 1.90 | 1.67–2.16 | 1.85 | 1.24–2.74 |
2008 | 1.38 | 0.99–1.92 | 1.89 | 1.66–2.15 | 1.62 | 1.08–2.43 |
2009 | 1.58 | 1.14–2.18 | 1.70 | 1.48–1.94 | 1.61 | 1.08–2.42 |
2010 | 1.73 | 1.26–2.39 | 1.96 | 1.72–2.23 | 2.54 | 1.75–3.67 |
2011 | 1.68 | 1.21–2.34 | 1.42 | 1.24–1.63 | 1.57 | 1.05–2.35 |
2012 | 1.88 | 1.36–2.61 | 1.20 | 1.04–1.39 | 1.37 | 0.90–2.07 |
2013 | 1.54 | 1.10–2.15 | 1.19 | 1.03–1.37 | 1.35 | 0.89–2.03 |
2014 | 1.21 | 0.85–1.74 | 1.13 | 0.98–1.30 | 1.30 | 0.86–1.96 |
2015 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Year | Children and Adolescents (n = 833) | Adults (n = 5853) | The Elderly (n = 477) | |||
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RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | |
2001 | 4.38 | 2.54–7.57 | 3.20 | 2.71–3.78 | 1.82 | 1.11–2.97 |
2002 | 4.36 | 2.52–7.53 | 3.14 | 2.66–3.71 | 1.52 | 0.92–2.51 |
2003 | 4.05 | 2.33–7.02 | 2.84 | 2.40–3.36 | 1.17 | 0.69–2.00 |
2004 | 3.13 | 1.78–5.51 | 2.66 | 2.24–3.15 | 1.28 | 0.76–2.16 |
2005 | 2.95 | 1.67–5.20 | 2.27 | 1.90–2.70 | 0.78 | 0.43–1.43 |
2006 | 3.53 | 2.02–6.18 | 2.45 | 2.06–2.91 | 1.18 | 0.69–2.01 |
2007 | 3.02 | 1.71–5.33 | 2.40 | 2.02–2.85 | 1.33 | 0.80–2.22 |
2008 | 2.66 | 1.50–4.74 | 2.37 | 1.99–2.81 | 1.31 | 0.79–2.18 |
2009 | 3.11 | 1.76–5.48 | 2.16 | 1.81–2.57 | 1.25 | 0.75–2.09 |
2010 | 3.05 | 1.73–5.39 | 2.35 | 1.97–2.79 | 2.05 | 1.29–3.25 |
2011 | 2.08 | 1.13–3.80 | 1.79 | 1.50–2.15 | 1.32 | 0.80–2.18 |
2012 | 2.60 | 1.44–4.67 | 1.40 | 1.15–1.69 | 1.45 | 0.89–2.37 |
2013 | 2.25 | 1.23–4.11 | 1.33 | 1.10–1.61 | 1.11 | 0.66–1.86 |
2014 | 1.23 | 0.62–2.41 | 1.20 | 0.99–1.46 | 1.33 | 0.81–2.18 |
2015 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Year | Children and Adolescents (n = 759) | Adults (n = 2873) | The Elderly (n = 282) | |||
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RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | |
2001 | 0.94 | 0.63–1.41 | 1.43 | 1.17–1.75 | 2.96 | 1.50–5.85 |
2002 | 0.86 | 0.57–1.30 | 1.48 | 1.21–1.81 | 2.14 | 0.93–4.91 |
2003 | 0.75 | 0.49–1.15 | 1.46 | 1.20–1.79 | 1.90 | 0.92–3.96 |
2004 | 0.63 | 0.41–0.99 | 1.26 | 1.02–1.55 | 1.60 | 0.75–3.40 |
2005 | 0.58 | 0.36–0.92 | 1.01 | 0.81–1.26 | 1.73 | 0.76–3.95 |
2006 | 0.58 | 0.37–0.93 | 1.12 | 0.90–1.39 | 0.99 | 0.41–2.39 |
2007 | 0.82 | 0.53–1.25 | 1.33 | 1.08–1.63 | 3.20 | 1.66–6.17 |
2008 | 0.87 | 0.57–1.33 | 1.35 | 1.10–1.65 | 2.25 | 1.14–4.45 |
2009 | 0.98 | 0.65–1.48 | 1.17 | 0.95–1.44 | 2.37 | 1.21–4.63 |
2010 | 1.20 | 0.81–1.79 | 1.53 | 1.26–1.87 | 3.52 | 1.88–6.62 |
2011 | 1.52 | 1.03–2.26 | 1.01 | 0.81–1.26 | 2.08 | 1.05–4.11 |
2012 | 1.60 | 1.08–2.37 | 0.99 | 0.80–1.23 | 1.14 | 0.53–2.45 |
2013 | 1.26 | 0.83–1.90 | 1.03 | 0.83–1.28 | 1.85 | 0.93–3.67 |
2014 | 1.21 | 0.79–1.84 | 1.05 | 0.85–1.30 | 1.45 | 0.69–3.05 |
2015 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Huang, Y.-C.; Yu, C.-P.; Wang, B.-L.; Chung, R.-J.; Lin, I.-J.; Chung, C.-H.; Sun, C.-A.; Yu, P.-C.; Huang, S.-H.; Chien, W.-C.; et al. Trend Distribution of Violent Injuries in Taiwan from 2000 to 2015. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7874. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137874
Huang Y-C, Yu C-P, Wang B-L, Chung R-J, Lin I-J, Chung C-H, Sun C-A, Yu P-C, Huang S-H, Chien W-C, et al. Trend Distribution of Violent Injuries in Taiwan from 2000 to 2015. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(13):7874. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137874
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Yao-Ching, Chia-Peng Yu, Bing-Long Wang, Ren-Jei Chung, Iau-Jin Lin, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chien-An Sun, Pi-Ching Yu, Shi-Hao Huang, Wu-Chien Chien, and et al. 2022. "Trend Distribution of Violent Injuries in Taiwan from 2000 to 2015" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 13: 7874. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137874