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Table 2 The basic characteristics of responders who reported to have at least one traffic crash during the preceding year in comparison with those who did not report any crashes

From: Association of waterpipe smoking and road traffic crashes

Variable

Levels

Any RTC 308 (14.9%)

No RTC 1762 (85.1%)

Total N (%)

Odds Ratio(0.95 CI)

P value

Gender

Male

266 (15.4)

1459 (84.6)

1724 (83.3)

M/F: 1.61 (1.10 - 2.43)

0.012

 

Female

34 (10.1)

301 (89.9)

346 (16.2)

  
 

Missing

8

2

   

daily drive time (DDT)

>12

0 (0.0)

52 (100.0)

52 (2.6)

Mantel-Hanszel OR: 1.03 (0.91-1.17)

0.011

 

8.1-12

15 (11.3)

118 (88.7)

133 (8.4)

  
 

3.1-8

103 (21.5)

376 (78.5)

479 (30.3)

  
 

1.1-3

127 (14.4)

755 (85.6)

882 (43.8)

  
 

≤1

60 (12.7)

410 (87.3)

470 (23.3)

  
 

Missing

3

51

   

vehicle age

≥ 5 Yrs

77 (16.9)

378 (83.1)

455 (22.4)

1.22 ( 0.91 - 1.63)

0.168

 

<5 Yrs

226 (14.3)

1353 (85.7)

1579 (77.6)

  
 

Missing

5

31

   

ABS Brakes

No

191 (10.5)

1636 (89.5)

1827 (92.7)

0.64 (0.39 - 1.09)

0.070

 

Yes

22 (15.4)

121 (84.6)

143 (7.3)

  
 

Missing

95

5

   

Cigarette smoking

Yes

82 (20.9)

311 (79.1)

393 (19.3)

1.68 (1.25 - 2.25)

<0.001

 

No

223 (13.5)

1424 (86.5)

1647 (80.7)

  
 

Missing

3

27

   

Water pipe smoking

Yes

42 (27.8)

109 (72.2)

151 (7.4)

2.41 (1.61 - 3.57)

<0.001

 

No

260 (13.8)

1629 (86.2)

1889 (92.6)

  
 

Missing

6

24

   

Diabetes

Diabetic

14 (25.9)

40 (74.1)

54 (2.6)

2.07 (1.02 - 3.97)

0.030

 

Non diabetic

220 (14.4)

1304 (85.6)

1524 (73.6)

  
 

Don't know

74 (15.0)

418 (85.0)

492 (23.8)

  

Driver's age

 

41.8 (± 11.53)

40.7 (± 11.05)

41.6 ± 11.45

 

0.881