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Table 4 Characteristics of ATV users with a head injury by injury severity

From: Age and the risk of All-Terrain Vehicle-related injuries in children and adolescents: a cross sectional study

 

Moderate to Serious

Mild

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

n* = 592 (49.7%)

n* = 599 (50.3%)

< 16 yrs-crude

350 (59.1%)

363 (60.6%)

0.94 (0.75, 1.19)

<16 yrs-adjusteda

  

1.45 (1.19, 1.77)

Male

422 (70.5%)

421 (71.1%)

1.03 (0.80, 1.33)

Driver

325 (54.9%)

294 (49.1%)

1.25 (0.96, 1.64)

Helmet

161 (27.2%)

228 (38.6%)

0.59 (0.44, 0.78)

1990–1995

78 (13.2%)

85 (14.2%)

1.00

1996–2000

160 (27.0%)

165 (27.6%)

1.06 (0.73, 1.54)

2001–2005

191 (32.3%)

180 (30.5%)

1.16 (0.80, 1.67)

2006–2011

163 (27.8%)

169 (28.2%)

1.05 (0.72, 1.53)

  1. *n = total number of injuries
  2. Note: Head injury severity was missing for 54 people who sustained an ATV injury
  3. Reference = Mild injuries
  4. Significantly increased or reduced odds are bolded
  5. aadjusted for era, sex, driver status, region and helmet use
  6. For all other variables, the reference group is the alternative option (i.e. ≥ 16 yrs, no helmet, passenger, female sex)
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