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Table 2 Numbers and proportions of maternal motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) during pregnancy between 2008 and 2017 in Taiwan, according to vehicle type and different roles of road users

From: Profiles of pregnant women encountering motor vehicle crashes in Taiwan, 2008–2017

 

Overall

Vehicle type

p value

Role of road users

p value

Car

Two-wheeled motor vehicle

Others

Drivers

Passengers

Pedestrians

N

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Total

22134

7331 (33.1)

10604 (47.9)

4199 (19.0)

 

18024 (81.4)

3517 (15.9)

593 (2.7)

 

Maternal age at delivery (years)

18–24

3203

410 (12.8)

1770 (55.3)

1023 (31.9)

 < 0.001

2186 (68.2)

959 (29.9)

58 (1.8)

 < 0.001

25–29

5927

1596 (26.9)

3118 (52.6)

1213 (20.5)

 

4734 (79.9)

1033 (17.4)

160 (2.7)

 

30–34

8146

3172 (38.9)

3732 (45.8)

1242 (15.2)

 

6934 (85.1)

997 (12.2)

215 (2.6)

 

35–39

4105

1808 (44.0)

1690 (41.2)

607 (14.8)

 

3524 (85.8)

450 (11.0)

131 (3.2)

 

40 + 

753

345 (45.8)

294 (39.0)

114 (15.1)

 

646 (85.8)

78 (10.4)

29 (3.9)

 

Mean ± SD

30.41 ± 5.20

32.05 ± 4.52

29.85 ± 5.16

28.96 ± 5.67

 

30.76 ± 5.03

28.48 ± 5.64

31.28 ± 5.17

 

Calendar year of delivery

2008–09

3097

1063 (34.3)

1454 (46.9)

580 (18.7)

0.0480

2528 (81.6)

485 (15.7)

84 (2.7)

0.1253

2010–11

3456

1202 (34.8)

1631 (47.2)

623 (18.0)

 

2844 (82.3)

513 (14.8)

99 (2.9)

 

2012–13

4514

1519 (33.7)

2165 (48.0)

830 (18.4)

 

3704 (82.1)

690 (15.3)

120 (2.7)

 

2014–15

5459

1772 (32.5)

2615 (47.9)

1072 (19.6)

 

4407 (80.7)

925 (16.9)

127 (2.3)

 

2016–17

5608

1775 (31.7)

2739 (48.8)

1094 (19.5)

 

4541 (81.0)

904 (16.1)

163 (2.9)

 

Geographical area of residence a

North

7792

2198 (28.2)

3721 (47.8)

1873 (24.0)

 < 0.001

5952 (76.4)

1483 (19.0)

357 (4.6)

 < 0.001

Central

7061

2694 (38.2)

3258 (46.1)

1109 (15.7)

 

5974 (84.6)

954 (13.5)

133 (1.9)

 

South

6588

2165 (32.9)

3344 (50.8)

1079 (16.4)

 

5537 (84.0)

962 (14.6)

89 (1.4)

 

East

624

257 (41.2)

246 (39.4)

121 (19.4)

 

508 (81.4)

104 (16.7)

12 (1.9)

 

Urbanization of residence a

Urban

7184

2359 (32.8)

3389 (47.2)

1436 (20.0)

 < 0.001

5952 (76.4)

1483 (19.0)

357 (4.6)

 < 0.001

Satellite

8072

2376 (29.4)

4089 (50.7)

1607 (19.9)

 

5974 (84.6)

954 (13.5)

133 (1.9)

 

Rural

6595

2510 (38.1)

2976 (45.1)

1109 (16.8)

 

5537 (84.0)

962 (14.6)

89 (1.4)

 
  1. aThe inconsistency observed between the total population number and the sum of individual variable populations can be attributed to missing information