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Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression for the association between selected characteristics and injuries among traffic casualties, 1998–2019

From: Demographic and injury trends for car crash casualties hospitalized in Level I Trauma centers over two decades: data from the National Trauma Registry

Dependent

Model 1

Model II

Model III

Model IV

Variable

ISS16+

TBI (AIS ≥ 3)

Abdomen (AIS ≥ 3)

Chest (AIS ≥ 3)

 

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

Occupant

position

DR

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

FP

1.29

(1.11–1.41)

1.12

(1.01–1.25)

1.43

(1.26–1.63)

1.35

(1.24–1.47)

RP

1.35

(1.22–1.50)

1.37

(1.20–1.55)

1.31

(1.11–1.54)

1.19

(1.06–1.32)

Age

16–24

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

25–44

0.74

(0.69–0.81)

0.64

(0.57–0.71)

0.69

(0.61–0.78)

0.78

(0.71–0.85)

45–64

1.06

(0.96–1.14)

0.8

(0.71–0.91)

0.74

(0.63–0.87)

1.26

(1.14–1.40)

65+

1.21

(1.07–1.36)

1.19

(1.03–1.37)

0.62

(0.50–0.77)

1.5

(1.35–1.71)

Gender

Female

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Male

2.29

(2.13–2.48)

2.32

(2.11–2.56)

1.55

(1.38–1.75)

2.11

(1.95–2.28)

Ethnicity

Jew

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Non-Jew

1.4

(1.33–1.55)

1.32

(1.19–1.46)

1.26

(1.11–1.42)

1.41

(1.29–1.53)

  1. Abbreviations FP = front passenger, RP = rear passenger, DR = driver, ISS = Injury Severity Score, TBI = Traumatic Brain Injury, OR = Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval, AIS = Abbreviated Injury Scale
  2. Multivariable model was adjusted for year of hospitalization, gender, ethnicity, seat position and injury severity