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. 2013 Jan-Feb;67(1):108–116. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2013.005116

Table 1.

Driver Characteristics (N = 168)

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Characteristic Statistic
Age, M (SD) 72.96 (5.28)
Gender, n (%)
 Female 77 (45.8)
 Male 91 (54.2)
Race, n (%)
 White 154 (91.7)
 Other 12 (7.1)
 Missing 2 (1.2)
Education, n (%)
 ≤ High school 33 (19.6)
 Training after high school 36 (21.4)
 ≥ College 99 (58.9)
Dichotomized live alone, n (%)
 Live alone 44 (26.2)
 Live with others 124 (73.8)
Driving days/wk, M (SD) 5.71 (1.66)
No. of medications, M (SD) 7.01 (4.54)
Self-reported health condition, n (%)
 Having limitation on driving 8 (4.8)
 No limitation on driving 160 (95.2)
Comorbidities, n (%)
 Heart disease 105 (62.5)
 Arthritis 87 (51.8)
 Other musculoskeletal 69 (41.1)
 Cataracts 44 (26.2)
 Urinary disease 38 (22.6)
 Cancer 27 (16.1)
 Stomach disorders 25 (14.9)
 Other glandular problems 24 (14.3)
 Sleep disorder 23 (13.7)
 Respiratory disease 22 (13.1)
 Parkinson’s disease 20 (11.9)
 Other neurological 19 (11.3)
 Glaucomaa 16 (9.5)
 Diabetes 14 (8.3)
 Depression 14 (8.3)
 Other vision problems 10 (6.0)
 Psychiatric problems 6 (3.6)
 Macular degenerationb 3 (1.8)
 Stroke 2 (1.2)
 Dementia 2 (1.2)
 Diabetic retinopathyc 0 (0)
Visual acuity, n (%)
 Vision 20/20–20/40 143 (85.1)
 Vision ≤20/50 or not tested 16 (9.5)
 Missing 9 (5.4)
Contrast sensitivity, n (%)
 Impaired 49 (29.2)
 Intact 99 (58.9)
 Missingd 20 (11.9)
UFOV, ms, M (SD)
 UFOV1 27.20 (25.49)
 UFOV2 118.03 (109.97)
 UFOV3 273.27 (120.55)
Risk index, M (SD)
 Very low 84 (50.0)
 Low 42 (25.0)
 Low to moderate 22 (13.1)
 Moderate to high 16 (9.5)
 High to very high 4 (2.4)
MMSE total, M (SD) 27.96 (1.82)
Rapid Pace Walk, s, M (SD)b 5.72 (1.53)
On-road driving test, n (%)
 Failing 29 (17.3)
 Passing 139 (82.7)

Note. M = mean; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; SD = standard deviation; UFOV = Useful Field of View.

a

n = 164.

b

n = 167.

c

n = 161.

d

The Canada site did not test the contrast sensitivity.