A case-control study on the risk factors for road injury

To investigate the risk factors of road injury. Case-control study was used. From November 2001 to August 2002, 406 drivers who had 438 drivers who had not experienced a motor vehicle crash in Huanggu district, Shenyang city were recruited by randomly selection on time of day, day of week and site i...

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Published inZhōnghuá liúxíngbìng zázhì Vol. 24; no. 6; p. 480
Main Authors Liu, Gai-fen, Han, Song, Liang, Duo-hong, Wang, Feng-zhi, Shi, Xin-zhu, Yu, Jian, Wu, Zheng-lai
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.06.2003
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Automobile Driving
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Risk Factors
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Summary:To investigate the risk factors of road injury. Case-control study was used. From November 2001 to August 2002, 406 drivers who had 438 drivers who had not experienced a motor vehicle crash in Huanggu district, Shenyang city were recruited by randomly selection on time of day, day of week and site in the same period at same district. Face to face interviews with drivers were conducted according to a highly structured questionnaire covering the circumstances of the current trip, usual behavior and background characteristics of the drivers and the condition of motor vehicles. Stanford sleepiness scale and Epworth sleepiness scale were used to quantify acute and chronic sleepiness respectively. Increased risk was associated with drivers who identified themselves as having chronic doziness (OR = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.26 - 3.12). Increase in risk was associated with measures of acute tiredness, but without statistical significance (OR = 2.38, 95% CI: 0.89 - 6.31). Comparing to permanent daytime work pattern, rotating sh
ISSN:0254-6450