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Table 3 Factors associated with severe crash injury over the past three months

From: Risky motorcycle riding behaviour among young riders in Manipal, India

Variable

Crashed %

Not crashed %

OR

95% CI

p-value

Type of motorcycle

 100 cc–125 cc

23.8

76.2

Referent

  

 125 cc–200 cc

25.4

74.6

0.91

(0.53–1.57)

0.74

 More than 500 cc

60

40

0.21

(0.03–1.31)

0.09

Average hours of riding in a week

  < 5 h

26.6

73.4

Referent

  

 5–10 h

22

78

1.29

(0.71–2.32)

0.40

  >  10 h

15

37

0.89

(0.44–1.82)

0.76

Stunts (MRBQ)

 Stunts

Yes

No

OR

95% CI

p-value

 Less than or equal to median

46.8

53.2

Referent

  

 More than median

55.7

44.3

1.64

(0.96–2.83)

0.07

Traffic errors (MRBQ)

 Traffic errors

Yes

No

OR

95% CI

p-value

 Lower quartile

46.7%

53.3%

Referent

  

 Second quartile

47.1%

52.9%

0.63

(0.31–1.27)

0.19

  Third quartile

55.2%

44.8%

1.09

(0.53–2.26)

0.81

Upper quartile

51.8%

48.2%

0.94

(0.43–2.05)

0.88

Control errors (MRBQ)

 Control errors

Yes

No

OR

95% CI

p-value

 Lower quartile

37.8%

62.2%

Referent

  

 Second quartile

53.3%

46.7%

1.42

(0.69–2.92)

0.35

 Third quartile

58.1%

41.9%

1.32

(0.59–2.92)

0.5

 Upper quartile

51.5%

48.5%

2.06

(0.98–4.36)

0.06

Violations (MRBQ)

 Violations

Yes

No

OR

95% CI

p-value

 Lower quartile

44.3%

55.7%

Referent

  

 Second quartile

42.9%

57.1%

0.86

(0.36–2.06)

0.73

 Third quartile

51.9%

48.1%

1.75

(0.88–3.48)

0.11

 Upper quartile

59.0%

41.0%

1.65

(0.76–3.58)

0.21

Protective equipment (MRBQ)

 Protective equipment

Yes

No

OR

95% CI

p-value

 Lower quartile

36.7%

63.3%

Referent

  

 Second quartile

19.0%

81.0%

0.41

(0.19–0.88)

0.02*

 Third quartile

19.6%

80.4%

0.42

(0.21–0.83)

0.01*

 Upper quartile

26.2%

73.8%

0.61

(0.29–1.27)

0.19

  1. Note: *significant at p < .05