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. 2019 Oct 10;19:1280. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7588-1

Table 4.

Odds of head or neck injuries sustained by pedestrians

β SD OR 95% CI P value
Pedestrian gender
 Male 0.165 0.055 1.18 1.06–1.31 0.003
 Female Ref
Driver sex
 Male 0.181 0.063 1.20 1.06–1.36 0.004
 Female Ref
Pedestrian age
  ≥ 65 0.265 0.108 1.30 1.05–1.61 0.015
 41–64 −0.012 0.109 0.99 0.80–1.22 0.911
 19–40 −0.509 0.122 0.60 0.47–0.76 < 0.001
  < 18y Ref
Driver age
  ≥ 65 Ref
 41–64 0.255 0.122 1.30 1.02–1.64 0.037
 19–40 0.258 0.119 1.30 1.03–1.64 0.030
  < 18y 0.405 0.176 1.50 1.06–2.12 0.027
Walking direction
 Back to traffic 0.231 0.104 1.26 1.03–1.54 0.026
 Facing traffic Ref
Location
 Rural 0.174 0.078 1.19 1.03–1.38 0.021
 Urban Ref
Drivers alcohol use
 Alcohol use 0.191 0.087 1.21 1.02–1.43 0.028
 Alcohol non-use Ref
Light condition
 Dark unlit 0.461 0.122 1.59 1.25–2.01 < 0.001
 Dark lit 0.119 0.084 1.13 0.96–1.33 0.115
 Daylight Ref
Crash partner
 Large vehicle 0.710 0.087 2.03 1.72–2.41 < 0.001
 Car −0.400 0.070 0.67 0.59–0.77 < 0.001
 Motorcycle Ref
Sight distance
 Limited 0.215 0.101 1.24 1.02–1.51 0.034
 Adequate Ref
Weather
 Adverse 0.148 0.071 1.16 1.01–1.33 0.037
 Fine Ref
Time of crash
 Midnight hour 0.387 0.104 1.47 1.20–1.81 < 0.001
 Evening hour 0.133 0.106 1.14 0.93–1.41 0.210
 Rush hour 0.123 0.083 1.13 0.96–1.33 0.139
 Nonrush hour Ref