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. 2009 Jul;99(7):1247–1253. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.126474

TABLE 3.

Risky Behaviors and Their Attributable Fractions of Traffic Collisions With Injuries in 2001 and in 2004 Among Participants: GAZEL Cohort, France, 2001−2005

2001
2004
Change in Prevalence,a % Change in AF, %
Risky Behaviors Prevalence Pd, % AF, % Prevalence Pd, % AF, %
Reporting a maximum speed of more than 65 km/h in built-up areas 0.238 7.70 7.41 0.108 3.63 2.75 −52.8*** −49.4
Reporting a maximum speed of more than 100 km/h on rural roads 0.764 11.50 11.30 0.442 6.99 5.19 −39.2*** −54.1
Reporting a maximum speed of more than 145 km/h on highways 0.245 7.90 8.02 0.081 2.75 2.81 −65.2*** −65.0
Driving while alcohol intoxicated once per month or more 0.003 0.72 0.59 0.006 1.55 1.75 +115.3*** +196.6
Always answering the phone while driving 0.050 4.20 3.37 0.023 2.01 3.95 −52.1*** +17.2
Driving while sleepy a few times a year or more 0.372 14.06 14.28 0.365 13.85 12.0 −0.01 −16.0

Note. Pd = proportion of cases (participants having reported at least 1 injury road traffic collision) exposed to risk behaviors; AF = attributable fraction of traffic collisions with injuries calculated with adjusted rate ratios. The GAZEL cohort comprises employees and retirees of the French national electricity and gas company.

a

PEs in 2001 and in 2004 were compared with the nonparametric McNemar test.

***

P < .001.