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Table 4 Bivariate analyses of demographics and crashes by sex and by age for victims in recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) related crashes presenting to a Level 1 trauma center from 2004 to 2017

From: Recreational off-highway vehicle crashes resulting in victims being treated at a regional trauma center: mechanisms and contributing factors

 

Sex

Age

Male

n (Col %)a

Female

n (Col %)a

p value

< 16 Years

n (Col %)a

> 16 Years

n (Col %)a

p value

Group N

45

27

 

35

37

 

Age

  < 16 years

17 (38%)

18 (67%)

0.03

   

  > 16 years

28 (62%)

9 (33%)

  

Seating

 Operator

24 (55%)

10 (38%)

0.22

10 (30%)

24 (65%)

0.005

 Passenger

20 (45%)

16 (62%)

23 (70%)

13 (35%)

Belted

 Yes

1 (3%)

4 (17%)

0.15

4 (13%)

1 (3%)

0.36

 No

35 (97%)

20 (83%)

27 (87%)

28 (97%)

Season

 Winter (Dec-Feb)

2 (4%)

2 (7%)

0.15

0 (0%)

4 (11%)

0.19

 Spring (Mar-May)

13 (29%)

9 (33%)

11 (31%)

11 (30%)

 Summer (Jun-Aug)

19 (42%)

15 (56%)

19 (54%)

15 (41%)

 Fall (Sep-Nov)

11 (24%)

1 (4%)

5 (14%)

7 (19%)

Day of Week

 Weekday (Mon-Fri)

27 (60%)

24 (89%)

0.02

28 (80%)

23 (62%)

0.12

 Weekend (Sat-Sun)

18 (40%)

3 (11%)

7 (20%)

14 (38%)

Location

 Roadway

7 (28%)

5 (29%)

1.0

6 (26%)

6 (32%)

0.74

 Off-Road

18 (72%)

12 (71%)

17 (74%)

13 (68%)

Light

 Day

29 (81%)

21 (84%)

1.0

33 (100%)

17 (61%)

< 0.001

 Night

7 (19%)

4 (16%)

0 (0%)

11 (39%)

Collision

 Yes

6 (13%)

4 (15%)

1.0

5 (14%)

5 (14%)

1.0

 No

39 (87%)

23 (85%)

30 (86%)

32 (86%)

Pinned

 Yes

27 (60%)

18 (69%)

0.61

12 (34%)

14 (39%)

0.81

 No

18 (40%)

8 (31%)

23 (66%)

22 (61%)

Speed

  < 20 mph

12 (57%)

10 (67%)

0.73

12 (67%)

10 (56%)

0.73

  > 20 mph

9 (43%)

5 (33%)

6 (33%)

8 (44%)

  1. aThe sum of n for a variable may not equal the total Group N due to missing values