Table 4 Factors associated with near-crash experience over the past three months
From: Risky motorcycle riding behaviour among young riders in Manipal, India
Variable | Crashed % | Not crashed % | OR (crude) | 95% CI (crude) | p-value (crude) | OR (adj) | 95% CI (adj) | p-value (adj) |
Type of motorcycle | ||||||||
 100 cc–125 cc | 23.8% | 76.2% | Referent |  |  |  |  |  |
 125 cc–200 cc | 25.4% | 74.6% | 1.15 | (0.19–7.14) | 0.88 | – | – | – |
 More than 500 cc | 60% | 40% | 1.51 | (0.25–9.31) | 0.65 | – | – | – |
Average hours of riding in a week | ||||||||
  < 5 h | 26.6% | 73.4% | Referent |  |  |  |  |  |
 5–10  hours | 22% | 78% | 1.81 | (1.08–2.98) | 0.02* | 1.65 | (0.95–2.85) | 0.07 |
>  10 h | 28.8% | 71.2% | 1.78 | (0.94–3.39) | 0.07 | 1.52 | (0.76–3.01) | 0.24 |
Stunts (MRBQ) | ||||||||
 Stunts | Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR (adj) | 95% CI (adj) | p-value (adj) |
 Less than or equal to median | 41.4% | 58.6% | Referent |  |  |  |  |  |
 More than median | 59.8%xz | 40.2% | 2.11 | (1.29–3.45) | 0.01* | 1.74 | (1.03–2.44) | 0.04* |
Traffic errors (MRBQ) | ||||||||
 Traffic errors | Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR (adj) | 95% CI (adj) | p-value (adj) |
 Lower quartile | 48% | 52% | Referent |  |  |  |  |  |
 Second quartile | 46.1% | 53.9% | 0.93 | (0.51–1.68) | 0.8 | – | – | – |
– | 55.2% | 44.8% | 1.34 | (0.69–2.59) | 0.39 | – | – | – |
 Upper quartile | 39.3% | 60.7% | 0.7 | (0.35–1.41)) | 0.32 | – | – | – |
Control errors (MRBQ) | ||||||||
 Control errors | Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR (adj) | 95% CI (adj) | p-value (adj) |
 Lower quartile | 39% | 61% | Referent |  |  |  |  |  |
 Second quartile | 53.3% | 46.7% | 1.78 | (0.97–3.28) | 0.06 | 0.76 | (0.39–1.47) | 0.41) |
 Third quartile | 56.5% | 43.5% | 2.02 | (1.04–3.96) | 0.04* | 0.66 | (0.32–1.37) | 0.27 |
 Upper quartile | 40.9% | 59.1% | 1.08 | (0.56–2.10) | 0.82 | 1.75 | (0.81–3.75) | 0.15 |
Violations (MRBQ) | ||||||||
 Violations | Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR (adj) | 95% CI (adj) | p-value (adj) |
 Lower quartile | 36.7% | 63.3% | Referent |  |  |  |  |  |
 Second quartile | 35.7% | 64.3% | 0.96 | (0.47–1.95) | 0.91 | 1.21 | (0.57–2.56) | 0.63 |
 Third quartile | 53.8% | 46.2% | 2.01 | (1.11–3.66) | 0.02* | 0.57 | (0.3–1.07) | 0.08 |
 Upper quartile | 60.7% | 39.3% | 2.66 | (1.34–5.29) | 0.01* | 2.08 | (1.08–4.68) | 0.03* |
 Protective equipment (MRBQ) | ||||||||
Protective equipment | Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR (adj) | 95% CI (adj) | p-value (adj) |
 Lower quartile | 44.3% | 55.7% | Referent |  |  |  |  |  |
 Second quartile | 52.4% | 47.6% | 0.72 | (0.37–1.40) | 0.34 | 0.78 | (0.38–1.62) | 0.51 |
 Third quartile | 59.8% | 40.2% | 0.53 | (0.29–0.98) | 0.04* | 0.55 | (0.29–1.06) | 0.07 |
 Upper quartile | 52.5% | 47.5% | 0.72 | (0.37–1.41) | 0.72 | 0.85 | (0.4–1.81) | 0.68 |