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Table 1 Distribution of pedestrian injury severity according to a set of independent variables

From: Walking against or with traffic? Evaluating pedestrian fatalities and head injuries in Taiwan

 

N

Fatality

Injury

χ2 test

n (%)

n (%)

p value

Total

14,382 (100)

199 (1.38)

14,183 (98.62)

 

Pedestrian gender

   

0.017

 Male

6025 (41.89)

100 (1.65)

5925 (98.35)

 

 Female

8357 (58.11)

99 (1.18)

8258 (98.82)

 

Driver gender

   

< 0.001

 Male

9958 (69.24)

166 (1.67)

9792 (98.33)

 

 Female

4424 (30.76)

33 (0.75)

4391 (99.25)

 

Pedestrian age

   

< 0.001

  < 18

1079 (7.50)

3 (0.28)

1076 (99.72)

 

 18–40

3250 (22.60)

14 (0.43)

3236 (99.57)

 

 41–64

5045 (35.08)

52 (1.03)

4993 (98.97)

 

  ≥ 65

5008 (34.82)

130 (2.60)

4878 (97.40)

 

Driver age

   

0.882

  < 18

275 (1.91)

4 (1.46)

271 (98.54)

 

 18–40

7912 (55.01)

109 (1.38)

7803 (98.62)

 

 41–64

5169 (35.94)

69 (1.34)

5100 (98.66)

 

  ≥ 65

1026 (7.13)

17 (1.66)

1009 (98.34)

 

Driver alcohol use

   

0.002

 Yes

853 (5.93)

23 (2.70)

830 (97.30)

 

 No

13,529 (94.07)

176 (1.30)

13,353 (98.70)

 

Months

   

0.225

 Spring/summer

6689 (46.51)

84 (1.26)

6605 (98.74)

 

 Autumn/winter

7693 (53.49)

115 (1.50)

7578 (98.50)

 

Weather

   

0.943

 Fine

9734 (67.68)

134 (1.38)

9600 (98.62)

 

 Adverse

4648 (32.32)

65 (1.40)

4583 (98.60)

 

Location

   

0.014

 Urban (speed limit ≤50 km)

4322 (30.05)

44 (1.02)

4278 (98.98)

 

 Rural (speed limit > 51 km)

10,060 (69.95)

155 (1.54)

9905 (98.46)

 

Light condition

   

0.018

 Daylight

7440 (51.73)

86 (1.16)

7354 (98.84)

 

 Dark lit

6124 (42.58)

95 (1.55)

6026 (98.45)

 

 Dark unlit

818 (5.69)

18 (2.20)

800 (97.80)

 

Road surface condition

   

0.242

 Dry

10,941 (76.07)

159 (1.45)

10,782 (98.55)

 

 Slippery

3441 (23.93)

40 (1.16)

3401 (98.84)

 

Sight distance

   

0.611

 Adequate

13,704 (95.29)

188 (1.37)

13,516 (98.63)

 

 Limited

678 (4.71)

11 (1.62)

667 (98.38)

 

Walking direction

   

0.002

 With traffic

10,749 (74.74)

167 (1.55)

10,582 (98.45)

 

 Against traffic

3633 (25.26)

32 (0.88)

3601 (99.12)

 

Crash partner

   

< 0.001

 Large vehicle

1252 (8.70)

47 (3.75)

1205 (96.25)

 

 Car

4904 (34.10)

58 (1.18)

4846 (98.82)

 

 Motorcycle

8226 (57.20)

94 (1.14)

8132 (98.86)

 

Injured body region

   

< 0.001

 Head and neck

1561 (10.85)

117 (7.50)

1444 (92.50)

 

 Extremities

4013 (27.90)

2 (0.05)

4011 (99.50)

 

 Chest or abdomen

7955 (55.31)

72 (0.91)

7883 (99.09)

 

 Spine

853 (5.93)

8 (0.94)

845 (99.06)

 

Day of week

   

0.411

 Weekend

3637 (25.29)

45 (1.24)

3592 (98.76)

 

 Weekday

10,745 (74.71)

154 (1.43)

10,591 (98.57)

 

Time of crash

   

< 0.001

 Rush hour (0700–0859, 1700–1859)

4210 (29.27)

45 (1.07)

4165 (98.93)

 

 Non-rush hour (0900–1659)

4251 (29.56)

43 (1.01)

4208 (98.99)

 

 Evening hour (1900–2359)

4572 (31.79)

56 (1.23)

4516 (98.77)

 

 Midnight (0000–0659)

1349 (9.38)

55 (4.08)

1294 (95.92)