title: Factors Associated With Truck Crashes in a Large Cross Section of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This large, cross-sectional study calculated prevalence of disorders and assessed factors associated with self-reported lifetime crashes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Truck drivers (n = 797) completed computerized questionnaires reporting crashes, demographics, psychosocial factors, and other elements, as well as had taken measurements (eg, height, weight, serum, and blood pressure).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most drivers were male (n = 685, 85.9%), and the mean body mass index was 32.9 ± 7.5  kg/m2 with 493 (61.9%) being obese. Many drivers (n = 326, 39.9%) experienced at least one, with 132 (16.6%) having multiple, lifetime, reportable crashes. Many factors were associated with crashes, including increasing age, increasing truck driving experience, male sex, alcohol, low back pain, heart disease, and feeling tense. The most consistent associations with crashes were pulse pressure, cell phone use, and feeling physically exhausted after work.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modifiable factors associated with self-reported crashes were identified. These suggest targeted interventions may reduce risks of crashes.
authors.affiliation: Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (Drs Thiese, Ott, Wood, and Hegmann, Mss Robbins, Effiong, and Passey), Department of Family & Preventive Medicine; Associate Professor (Dr Murtaugh), Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City; Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (Ms Lemke, Dr Kapellusch, Dr Garg, and Ms Deckow-Schaefer), Center for Ergonomics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and Occumedix, Inc (Dr Hartenbaum), Dresher, Pa.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Thiese
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: Riann
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Atim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Effiong
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murtaugh
authors.forename: Melissa R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lemke
authors.forename: Gwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deckow-Schaefer
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kapellusch
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Passey
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hartenbaum
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Kurt T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Hegmann
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D014481:United States