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Table 6 Explanatory factors for SF12 MCS at 12 months post-injury within motorcyclists only

From: Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study

Explanatory factor

Estimate (95% CI)

p value

Footnotes

CTP claimant status

−0.6 (− 2.7, 1.6)

0.5

a

High baseline IES-R

−5.4 (− 7.8, − 3.1

<.001

a, b2

High baseline DASS

−10.4 (− 12.4, − 8.4)

<.001

a, b2

High baseline PCS

− 2.6 (− 5.7,0.4)

0.08

 

Perceived danger

 Overwhelming

−6.6 (−10.3, − 3)

0. 03

a, c

 Great

−3.4 (− 6.4, − 0.5)

0.02

a, c

 Moderate

−1.8 (− 4.1,0.5)

0.12

a

 Small

−0.6 (−3, 1.7)

0.6

 

 None (reference)

   

 Baseline history of pain after accident

−0.6 (− 2.2,1)

0.5

 

Hospital length of stay (severity)

 Seven days or more

−4.7 (−7.4, −2.1)

0. 03

a, b1

 Two-six days

−2.8 (−4.7, − 0.8)

0.005

b1

 One day or less (reference)

   

 Pre-injury anx/dep

−3.5 (−6.2, − 0.7)

0.01

a, b2

Social satisfaction

 Dissatisfied

−1.4 (−7.3, 4.5)

0.6

a

 Neither

−1.9 (−5.4, 1.7)

0.3

 

 Satisfied (reference)

   

Recruitment source

 Orange/Dubbo/Bathurst

0.4 (−1.8, 2.6)

0.7

a

 Other hospitals

0.7 (−1.5, 3)

0.5

 

 PIR/CAS/GP/Physio/Online

5.2 (− 3, 13.4)

0.2

 

 RNS/RPA (reference)

 Paid work

2.7 (0.1, 5.3)

0.04

b1

Level of education

 Primary or less

−1.7 (−6.4, 2.9)

0.4

 

 Secondary

−1.6 (−3.9, 0.8)

0.18

 

 Technical or other

−0.3 (−2.5, 2)

0.8

 

 Tertiary or university (reference)

   

Pre-injury disability on EQ. 5D summary score

  < =0.8

−3.1 (−6, -0.1)

0.04

a, b1

  > 0.8–0.9

−2.6 (−5.4, 0.2)

0.07

a

  > 0.9- < 1

–

  

 1-full score representing no problems (reference)

   

Pre-injury health - number of comorbidities

 Four or more

−0.5 (−5.1, 4.1)

0.8

 

 Two or three

−3.3 (−6.1, − 0.5)

0.02

b1

 One

−0.2 (−2.4, 2.1)

0.8

 

 None (reference)

   

 Male

1 (−1.7, 3.7)

0.5

a

Age group

 17–24 years

0.5 (−2.3, 3.2)

0.7

 

 25–44 years

−0.5 (−2.7, 1.6)

0.6

 

 45–59 years (reference)

   

 60–69 years

−0.4 (−4.5, 3.7)

0.8

 

 70+ years

3.1 (−4.2, 10.5)

0.4

 
  1. Footnotes:
  2. - Explanatory factors were individually assessed after adjusting for covariates which preceded or coincided with the injury only: i.e., pre-injury factors were adjusted for all other pre-injury factors
  3. - Crash/injury factors (perceived danger and hospital stay) and baseline pain were adjusted for pre-injury factors as well as other crash/injury factors
  4. - Baseline psychological factors and CTP claimant status were adjusted for pre-injury factors, crash and injury factors, baseline pain and other baseline psychological factors
  5. a = significant difference seen at baseline time point
  6. b1 = difference still found after further adjustment for all factors listed except other baseline psychological factors
  7. b2 = difference still found after further adjustment for all factors listed including other baseline psychological factors
  8. c = not significantly different after further adjustment for all factors listed