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. 2020 Aug 4;17(15):5623. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155623

Table 2.

Estimation results for the proposed four model forms.

Basic binary Logistic Model RE Logistic Model RP Logistic Model Two-Level Logistic Model
Variables Mean SD p-Value Mean SD p-Value Mean SD p-Value Mean SD p-Value
Intercept –4.41 2.99 0.139 –4.42 2.99 0.139 –4.01 4.37 0.359 –2.69 3.46 0.437
Environmental Factors
Speed limit 0.40 ** 0.01 0.007 0.40 ** 0.01 0.007 0.06 ** 0.02 0.016 0.04 ** 0.02 0.035
Number of lanes −2.91 ** 1.04 0.005 −2.91 ** 1.04 0.005 −4.90 ** 1.99 0.014 −4.29 ** 1.29 0.008
Traffic volume 0.72 ** 0.20 <0.001 0.72 ** 0.20 <0.001 1.14 ** 0.35 0.001 1.41 ** 0.40 0.004
Rainy 3.24 ** 1.13 0.004 3.24 ** 1.13 0.004 4.22 ** 1.35 0.002 2.84 ** 1.26 0.024
Cloudy 2.74 ** 1.11 0.014 2.74 ** 1.11 0.014 2.96 ** 1.27 0.020 2.42 ** 1.20 0.044
Tunnel 1.97 ** 0.66 0.003 1.97 ** 0.66 0.003 2.25 ** 0.94 0.016 2.47 ** 0.63 <0.001
Bridge 2.62 ** 1.10 0.017 2.62 ** 1.10 0.017 3.72 ** 1.58 0.018
Crash attributes
Truck involvement 0.67 * 0.38 0.075 0.67 * 0.38 0.075 0.83 * 0.48 0.085
Trailer truck involvement 1.99 ** 0.73 0.006 1.99 ** 0.73 0.006 3.06 ** 1.14 0.007
Interactions
Single-vehicle primary crash × secondary CC −0.11 0.34 0.748 −0.11 0.34 0.748 −0.61 0.50 0.222 0.09 0.55 0.875
Two-vehicle primary crash × secondary CC −1.33 ** 0.52 0.010 −1.33 ** 0.52 0.010 −2.15 ** 0.81 0.008 −1.80 ** 0.87 0.012
Weekend × secondary CC −1.01 ** 0.43 0.017 −1.01 ** 0.43 0.017 −1.45 ** 0.64 0.023
Tunnel × secondary CC 1.31 * 0.71 0.064 1.31 * 0.71 0.064 2.48 * 1.15 0.031
Truck involvement × secondary CC 2.80 ** 0.87 0.001
Random Effects (SD)
Cloudy 2.75 ** 1.06 0.009
Double-vehicle primary crash × secondary CC 0.002 1.22 0.989
Truck involvement × secondary CC 4.24 × 10−5 0.89 0.999
σv (random intercept) 0.23 1.13 0.984 1.00 ** 0.50 0.045
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* means the estimated coefficient is significant at the 90% confidence level. ** means the estimated coefficient is significant at the 95% confidence level or above.