Driver sleepiness and risk of car crashes in Shenyang, a Chinese northeastern city: population-based case-control study

• Published in: Biomedical and environmental sciences Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 219
• Main Authors: Liu, Gai-Fen, Han, Song, Liang, Duo-Hong, Wang, Feng-Zhi, Shi, Xin-Zhu, Yu, Jian, Wu, Zheng-Lai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China 01.09.2003
• Subjects: Accidents, Traffic; Adult; Aged; Automobile Driving; Case-Control Studies; China; Fatigue; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Risk Factors; Sleep; Urban Population; China

To estimate the association of driver sleepiness with the risk of car crashes. A population-based case-control study was conducted in Shenyang, a northeastern city in China, between November 2001 and July 2002. The case group comprised 406 car drivers involved in crashes, and 438 car drivers recruit...