Table 1.
Distribution of pedestrian injury severity according to a set of independent variables
| N | Fatality | Injury | χ2 test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | p value | ||
| Total | 14,382 (100) | 199 (1.38) | 14,183 (98.62) | |
| Pedestrian gender | 0.017 | |||
| Male | 6025 (41.89) | 100 (1.65) | 5925 (98.35) | |
| Female | 8357 (58.11) | 99 (1.18) | 8258 (98.82) | |
| Driver gender | < 0.001 | |||
| Male | 9958 (69.24) | 166 (1.67) | 9792 (98.33) | |
| Female | 4424 (30.76) | 33 (0.75) | 4391 (99.25) | |
| Pedestrian age | < 0.001 | |||
| < 18 | 1079 (7.50) | 3 (0.28) | 1076 (99.72) | |
| 18–40 | 3250 (22.60) | 14 (0.43) | 3236 (99.57) | |
| 41–64 | 5045 (35.08) | 52 (1.03) | 4993 (98.97) | |
| ≥ 65 | 5008 (34.82) | 130 (2.60) | 4878 (97.40) | |
| Driver age | 0.882 | |||
| < 18 | 275 (1.91) | 4 (1.46) | 271 (98.54) | |
| 18–40 | 7912 (55.01) | 109 (1.38) | 7803 (98.62) | |
| 41–64 | 5169 (35.94) | 69 (1.34) | 5100 (98.66) | |
| ≥ 65 | 1026 (7.13) | 17 (1.66) | 1009 (98.34) | |
| Driver alcohol use | 0.002 | |||
| Yes | 853 (5.93) | 23 (2.70) | 830 (97.30) | |
| No | 13,529 (94.07) | 176 (1.30) | 13,353 (98.70) | |
| Months | 0.225 | |||
| Spring/summer | 6689 (46.51) | 84 (1.26) | 6605 (98.74) | |
| Autumn/winter | 7693 (53.49) | 115 (1.50) | 7578 (98.50) | |
| Weather | 0.943 | |||
| Fine | 9734 (67.68) | 134 (1.38) | 9600 (98.62) | |
| Adverse | 4648 (32.32) | 65 (1.40) | 4583 (98.60) | |
| Location | 0.014 | |||
| Urban (speed limit ≤50 km) | 4322 (30.05) | 44 (1.02) | 4278 (98.98) | |
| Rural (speed limit > 51 km) | 10,060 (69.95) | 155 (1.54) | 9905 (98.46) | |
| Light condition | 0.018 | |||
| Daylight | 7440 (51.73) | 86 (1.16) | 7354 (98.84) | |
| Dark lit | 6124 (42.58) | 95 (1.55) | 6026 (98.45) | |
| Dark unlit | 818 (5.69) | 18 (2.20) | 800 (97.80) | |
| Road surface condition | 0.242 | |||
| Dry | 10,941 (76.07) | 159 (1.45) | 10,782 (98.55) | |
| Slippery | 3441 (23.93) | 40 (1.16) | 3401 (98.84) | |
| Sight distance | 0.611 | |||
| Adequate | 13,704 (95.29) | 188 (1.37) | 13,516 (98.63) | |
| Limited | 678 (4.71) | 11 (1.62) | 667 (98.38) | |
| Walking direction | 0.002 | |||
| With traffic | 10,749 (74.74) | 167 (1.55) | 10,582 (98.45) | |
| Against traffic | 3633 (25.26) | 32 (0.88) | 3601 (99.12) | |
| Crash partner | < 0.001 | |||
| Large vehicle | 1252 (8.70) | 47 (3.75) | 1205 (96.25) | |
| Car | 4904 (34.10) | 58 (1.18) | 4846 (98.82) | |
| Motorcycle | 8226 (57.20) | 94 (1.14) | 8132 (98.86) | |
| Injured body region | < 0.001 | |||
| Head and neck | 1561 (10.85) | 117 (7.50) | 1444 (92.50) | |
| Extremities | 4013 (27.90) | 2 (0.05) | 4011 (99.50) | |
| Chest or abdomen | 7955 (55.31) | 72 (0.91) | 7883 (99.09) | |
| Spine | 853 (5.93) | 8 (0.94) | 845 (99.06) | |
| Day of week | 0.411 | |||
| Weekend | 3637 (25.29) | 45 (1.24) | 3592 (98.76) | |
| Weekday | 10,745 (74.71) | 154 (1.43) | 10,591 (98.57) | |
| Time of crash | < 0.001 | |||
| Rush hour (0700–0859, 1700–1859) | 4210 (29.27) | 45 (1.07) | 4165 (98.93) | |
| Non-rush hour (0900–1659) | 4251 (29.56) | 43 (1.01) | 4208 (98.99) | |
| Evening hour (1900–2359) | 4572 (31.79) | 56 (1.23) | 4516 (98.77) | |
| Midnight (0000–0659) | 1349 (9.38) | 55 (4.08) | 1294 (95.92) |