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Table 1 Demographic details of 101 fatally injured cyclists in Alberta, Canada

From: The epidemiology of fatal cyclist crashes over a 14-year period in Alberta, Canada

Characteristic

n (%)

N = 101

Male

88 (87)

Age (years)

 

  < 10

7 (7)

 10–19

12 (12)

 20–44

31 (31)

 45–64

31 (31)

  ≥ 65

20 (20)

Helmet use

26 (26)

Alcohol use

25 (25)

  BACa ≥ 0.08 %

18 (18)

  Unknown

3 (3)

  Unknown

10 (10)

Illicit drug use

14 (14)

  Unknown

33 (33)

Prescription drug use

7 (7)

  Unknown

35 (35)

Time of death

 

  Dead at scene

41 (41)

  Transport but DOAb

7 (7)

  Transport but died in EDc

13 (13)

  Died after admission to hospital

40 (40)

  1. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding
  2. a BAC blood alcohol concentration
  3. b DOA dead on arrival
  4. c ED emergency department