TABLE 3.
ORs (95% CIs) for Front-Seated Passengers Aged 0 to 12 Years Driven by Drivers Screened for Both Drugs and Alcohol Using Unadjusted and Adjusted Multilevel Logistic Regression for Children Involved in Fatal Crashes, FARS 2010 to 2013 (n = 4117)
| Variable | Unadjusted | Multivariable Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Children age, y | ||
| 0–1 | Ref | Ref |
| 2–4 | 1.22 (0.82–1.80) | 1.21 (0.82–1.81) |
| 5–8 | 2.80 (1.96–4.01) | 2.85 (1.98–4.11) |
| 9–12 | 6.64 (4.70–9.39) | 7.30 (5.12–10.42) |
| Driver sex | ||
| Female | Ref | Ref |
| Male | 1.05 (0.89–1.25) | 0.73 (0.60–0.89) |
| Driver alcohol/drug involvement | ||
| None | Ref | Ref |
| Drug only | 1.37 (1.12–1.67) | 1.54 (1.24–1.92) |
| Alcohol only | 1.21 (0.88–1.66) | 1.30 (0.92–1.82) |
| Both drug and alcohol | 1.46 (1.10–1.94) | 1.88 (1.38–2.55) |
| Pickup trucks versus other vehicles | ||
| Other vehicles | Ref | Ref |
| Pickup trucks | 3.64 (2.95–4.48) | 4.22 (3.34–5.32) |
According to NHTSA, all children aged ≤12 years should ride in the back seat. Models are mixed effects using SAS GLIMMIX to control for clustering.