Left-handedness and accident-related injury risk.
Self-reported injuries among left-handed and right-handed people were compared in a survey of 1,896 college students in British Columbia, Canada. Left-handers were more likely to report having an injury requiring medical attention during the last two years (OR = 1.89, 95% CI = 1.39, 2.58). Relative risk was highest for left-handed males when driving motor vehicles (OR = 2.35, CI = 1.25, 4.43). Regardless of handedness, males had slightly higher relative risks of injury than females.
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University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001955:British Columbia; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*