title: Factors associated with the likelihood of injury resulting from collisions between four-wheel drive vehicles and passenger cars.
abstract: The specific effects of vehicular type on the likelihood of an injury occurring are relatively unexplored. This study sought to assess the relative risk of injury to occupants of four-wheel drive vehicles and their counterparts in passenger cars. Data for 1143 occupants from all of the 454 crashes in Oklahoma, in 1995 that involved a four-wheel drive vehicle were used. Multiple logistic regression analysis determined the association between potential predictive factors and vehicular injury. Odds ratios revealed occupancy in a passenger car to be a major predictor of the likelihood of injury. Other factors include the driver being female, driving too fast, travel on curved or level roadways, and being hit laterally or from the rear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration and Policy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Broyles
authors.forename: Lutchmie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Narine
authors.forename: S Ross
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Daryl R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001336:Automobiles / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*