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Table 4 Associations between whether highly visible clothing was worn on the torso and trip or personal characteristics, variables retained in adjusted analysis only, each variable on its own (unadjusted) and in multiple logistic regression (adjusted)

From: Personal and trip characteristics associated with safety equipment use by injured adult bicyclists: a cross-sectional study

 

Highly visible clothing worn on the torso

  
 

Yes/No

(% Yes/% No)*

Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

Trip weather type

    

 Clear sky

172/305

(36/64)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 Cloud cover

44/88

(33/67)

0.88 (0.53 – 1.33)

0.85 (0.56 – 1.29)

 Fog, mist, rain or snow

10/50

(16/84)

0.36 (0.18 – 0.72)

0.33 (0.16 – 0.68)

 Wind

4/10

(29/71)

0.79 (0.24 – 2.60)

0.85 (0.26 – 2.86)

Age

    

 19 - 29

78/185

(30/70)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 30 - 39

54/114

(32/68)

1.15 (0.75 – 1.74)

1.19 (0.78 – 1.83)

 40 - 49

41/76

(35/65)

1.32 (0.83 – 2.10)

1.35 (0.84 – 2.16)

 50 - 59

37/46

(45/55)

1.95 (1.17 – 3.25)

1.85 (1.10 – 3.10)

 ≥ 60

19/37

(34/66)

1.25 (0.68 – 2.32)

1.27 (0.68 – 2.38)

Cycling frequency (trips per year)

164 vs. 145

 

1.17 (1.05 - 1.36)

1.17 (1.05 - 1.30)

  1. Significant associations in bold.
  2. * Row percent.
  3.  = continuous variable: mean trips per year for yes vs. no; odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for 52 trips per year (equivalent to cycling once per week).