Table 1 Distribution of injuries according to a set of independent variables
Variable | Total | Injury location | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Head/neck n(%) | Other body part n(%) | |||
Helmet type | ||||
1. Non-standard helmet | 704 (82.92%) | 142 (20.17%) | 562 (79.83%) | 0.030 |
2. Standard helmet | 145 (17.08%) | 18 (12.41%) | 127 (87.59%) | |
Age | ||||
1. > = 65 | 84 (9.80%) | 21 (25.00%) | 63 (75.00%) | 0.133 |
2. otherwise | 773 (90.20%) | 141 (18.24%) | 632 (81.76%) | |
Gender | ||||
1. Male | 507 (59.16%) | 91 (17.95%) | 416 (82.05%) | 0.390 |
2. Female | 350 (40.84%) | 71 (20.29%) | 279 (79.71%) | |
Occupation | ||||
1. Have full time job | 483 (60.38%) | 84 (17.39%) | 399 (82.61%) | 0.186 |
2. Don’t have full time job | 317 (39.62%) | 67 (21.14%) | 250 (78.86%) | |
Previous medical history | ||||
Auditory disease | ||||
1. Yes | 31 (3.74%) | 7 (22.58%) | 24 (77.42%) | 0.640 |
2. No | 797 (96.26%) | 153 (19.20%) | 644 (80.80%) | |
Visual illness | ||||
1. Yes | 432 (51.25%) | 84 (19.44%) | 348 (80.56%) | 0.724 |
2. No | 411 (48.75%) | 76 (18.49%) | 335 (81.51%) | |
Anaemia | ||||
1. Yes | 69 (8.34%) | 21 (30.43%) | 48 (69.57%) | 0.012 |
2. No | 758 (91.66%) | 137 (18.07%) | 621 (81.93%) | |
Hypertension | ||||
1. Yes | 111 (13.41%) | 27 (24.32%) | 84 (75.68%) | 0.131 |
2. No | 717 (86.59%) | 131 (18.27%) | 586 (81.73%) | |
Time of traffic | ||||
1. Dawn/night | 188 (24.04%) | 46 (24.47%) | 142 (75.53%) | 0.014 |
2. Daylight | 594 (75.96%) | 98 (16.50%) | 496 (83.50%) | |
Traffic location | ||||
1. Downtown area | 654 (94.10%) | 120 (18.35%) | 534 (81.65%) | 0.320 |
2. Provincial highway | 41 (5.90%) | 5 (12.20%) | 36 (87.80%) | |
Other protective garments | ||||
1. No | 134 (15.84%) | 24 (17.91%) | 110 (82.09%) | 0.747 |
2. Yes | 712 (84.16%) | 136 (19.10%) | 576 (80.90%) | |
Crash type | ||||
1. Multiple vehicle | 609 (71.99%) | 114 (18.72%) | 495 (81.28%) | 0.737 |
2. Single vehicle | 237 (28.01%) | 42 (17.72%) | 195 (82.28%) | |
Object type | ||||
1. Fixed object | 30 (3.52%) | 9 (30.00%) | 21 (70.00%) | 0.113 |
2. Non – fixed object | 823 (96.48%) | 152 (18.47%) | 671 (81.53%) | |
Medication before riding | ||||
1. Yes | 35 (4.10%) | 9 (25.71%) | 26 (74.29%) | 0.301 |
2. No | 818 (95.90%) | 153 (18.70%) | 665 (81.30%) | |
Drunk riding | ||||
1. Yes (BAC level > 0.03%) | 20 (2.34%) | 9 (45.00%) | 11 (55.00%) | 0.006 |
2. No (BAC level < = 0.03%) | 833 (97.66%) | 153 (18.37%) | 680 (81.63%) | |
Mobile phone use | ||||
1. Yes | 30 (3.52%) | 10 (33.33%) | 20 (66.67%) | 0.037 |
2. No | 823 (96.48%) | 150 (18.23%) | 673 (81.77%) | |