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. 2012 Dec 20;19(4):250–256. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040548

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted odds of ATV fatalities comparing on versus off the road; CPSC, 1985–2009, (n=9615 fatalities)

  Roadway versus off-road*
OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)*
Rider characteristics
Sex
 Male 1.07 (0.93 to 1.23) 0.95 (0.81 to 1.12)
 Female 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Age
 <16 0.74 (0.67 to 0.81) 0.74 (0.65 to 0.85)
 ≥16 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Seating position
 Operator alone 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
 Operator w/passenger 1.38 (1.21 to 1.58) 1.19 (1.02 to 1.38)
 Passenger 1.35 (1.18 to 1.56) 1.48 (1.23 to 1.77)
Helmet
 Yes 0.68 (0.62 to 0.75) 0.56 (0.49 to 0.65)
 No 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Alcohol
 Yes 1.96 (1.74 to 2.21) 1.77 (1.53 to 2.05)
 No 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Drugs
 Yes-medication 0.70 (0.46 to 1.06) 0.78 (0.49 to 1.22)
 Yes-illicit 1.73 (1.33 to 2.25) 1.17 (0.87 to 1.57)
 No 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Mechanism of crash
 ATV-vehicle collision 10.4 (8.9 to 12.2) 11.1 (9.24 to 13.32)
 ATV-other collision 3.5 (3.19 to 3.90) 3.74 (3.31 to 4.22)
 Non-collision 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)

ATV, All-terrain vehicle.

*Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were controlled for all other covariables in the table.