Table 3.
Odds of Injury for Youth Occupants on Farm Equipment Involved in Collisions From 2005 to 2010 (N = 474)
| Injurya | ||||
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| Not Injured N (%) | Injured N (%) | cOR (95% CI)b | aOR (95% CI)c | |
| Demographic Characteristics | ||||
| Occupant | ||||
| Driver | 277 (90.2) | 30 (9.8) | Ref | Ref |
| Passenger | 159 (80.3) | 39 (19.7) | 2.27 (1.35–3.79) | 4.10 (1.88–8.94) |
| Age | ||||
| 0–5 | 38 (92.7) | 3 (7.3) | 0.61 (0.18–2.09) | 0.22 (0.05–0.92) |
| 6–11 | 66 (79.5) | 17 (20.5) | 1.99 (1.04–3.80) | 0.70 (0.28–1.73) |
| 12–14 | 85 (83.3) | 17 (16.7) | 1.54 (0.82–2.92) | 1.30 (0.60–2.81) |
| 15–17 | 247 (88.5) | 32 (11.5) | Ref | Ref |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 81 (83.5) | 16 (16.5) | 1.32 (0.72–2.43) | 0.79 (0.36–1.73) |
| Male | 354 (87.0) | 53 (13.0) | Ref | Ref |
| Crash Characteristics | ||||
| Light Conditions | ||||
| Daylight | 345 (87.8) | 48 (12.2) | Ref | Ref |
| Dark | 77 (79.4) | 20 (20.6) | 1.87 (1.05–3.33) | 1.55 (0.73–3.27) |
| Farm vehicle action | ||||
| Straight | 202 (79.8) | 51 (20.2) | Ref | Ref |
| Turning | 184 (94.9) | 10 (5.2) | 0.22 (0.11–0.44) | 0.42 (0.18–0.95) |
| Other | 38 (86.4) | 6 (13.6) | 0.63 (0.25–1.56) | 0.67 (0.24–1.90) |
| Impact | ||||
| Noncollision | 48 (60.0) | 32 (40.0) | Ref | Ref |
| Rear-ended | 86 (83.5) | 17 (16.5) | 0.30 (0.15–0.59) | 0.26 (0.11–0.59) |
| Angle/Sideswiped | 224 (96.1) | 9 (3.7) | 0.06 (0.03–0.13) | 0.07 (0.03–0.18) |
| Other collisions | 75 (90.4) | 8 (9.6) | 0.16 (0.07–0.38) | 0.19 (0.07–0.52) |
| Weather | ||||
| Clear | 346 (87.8) | 48 (12.2) | Ref | Ref |
| Cloudy | 65 (84.4) | 12 (15.6) | 1.33 (0.67–2.64) | 0.92 (0.40–2.12) |
| Other | 22 (71.0) | 9 (29.0) | 2.95 (1.28–6.78) | 0.73 (0.25–2.13) |
a
Crude odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.
b
Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals, and model controls for covariates.
c
Other category was excluded due to an insufficient number of injured youth.