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. 2024 Dec 18;24:229. doi: 10.1186/s12873-024-01153-0

Table 4.

Associations between variables of the victims and anatomical site of injuries

Anatomical site/variable 95% CI for aOR
β SE Wald p-value aOR Lower Upper
Abdomen
 Age  < 30 -0.23 0.18 1.58 0.209 0.79 0.55 1.14
 ≥ 30 Reference
 Seatbelt No 0.63 0.17 13.39  < 0.001 1.88 1.34 2.63
Yes Reference
Back
 Age  < 30 Reference
 ≥ 30 0.54 0.18 8.84 0.003 1.71 1.20 2.45
 Gender Male Reference
Female 0.45 0.18 6.10 0.013 1.56 1.10 2.23
 Seatbelt No 0.19 0.16 1.43 0.232 1.21 0.89 1.64
Yes Reference
Upper limbs
 Age  < 30 Reference
 ≥ 30 0.18 0.11 2.49 0.114 1.20 0.96 1.50
 Gender Male Reference
Female 0.26 0.12 4.48 0.034 1.29 1.02 1.64
Lower limbs
 Age  < 30 Reference
 ≥ 30 0.12 0.16 0.53 0.466 1.12 0.82 1.53
 Gender Male Reference
Female 0.24 0.16 2.28 0.131 1.27 0.93 1.72
 Position Driver Reference
Front passenger seat 0.09 0.18 0.24 0.621 1.09 0.77 1.54
Back passenger seat -0.55 0.18 9.79 0.002 0.58 0.41 0.81
Pedestrian 0.88 0.23 14.76  < 0.001 2.41 1.54 3.78
Pelvis
 Age  < 30 Reference
 ≥ 30 0.61 0.27 5.02 0.025 1.84 1.08 3.12
 Position of the victim Driver Reference
Front passenger seat -0.22 0.36 0.37 0.542 0.80 0.40 1.62
Back passenger seat -0.77 0.40 3.74 0.053 0.46 0.21 1.01
Pedestrian 0.93 0.34 7.39 0.007 2.54 1.30 4.98
Chest
 Age  < 30 Reference
 ≥ 30 0.46 0.21 5.12 0.024 1.59 1.06 2.38
 Gender Male Reference
Female 0.64 0.23 7.50 0.006 1.89 1.20 2.98
 Seatbelt No Reference
Yes -0.33 0.19 2.89 0.089 0.72 0.49 1.05
 Deployed airbag No Reference
Yes -0.28 0.20 1.99 0.158 0.76 0.52 1.11
Head
 Age  < 30 Reference
 ≥ 30 -0.20 0.18 1.17 0.280 0.82 0.57 1.18
 Seatbelt No 0.40 0.17 5.30 0.021 1.49 1.06 2.10
Yes Reference
Neck
 Age  < 30 Reference
 ≥ 30 0.93 0.21 19.68  < 0.001 2.54 1.68 3.82
 Gender Male Reference
Female 1.07 0.20 29.66  < 0.001 2.91 1.98 4.28
 Deployed airbag No 0.62 0.18 12.03 0.001 1.85 1.31 2.63
Yes Reference

aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, SE Standard error