PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Malhotra, N
AU  - Hutchings, A
AU  - Edwards, P
TI  - Does the decline in road traffic injury in London vary by ethnicity?
AID  - 10.1136/ip.2008.018283
DP  - 2008 Oct 01
TA  - Injury Prevention
PG  - 333--337
VI  - 14
IP  - 5
4099  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/14/5/333.short
4100  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/14/5/333.full
SO  - Inj Prev2008 Oct 01; 14
AB  - Objective: To examine ethnic variations in trends in road traffic injuries in London.Design: Analysis of STATS19 data comparing trends in road traffic casualty rates by ethnic group.Setting: London, 2001–6.Subjects: Children (⩽14 years) and adults (⩾15 years).Main outcome measures: Annual casualty rates in white, black, and Asian pedestrians, cyclists, and car occupants.Results: Casualty rates in London declined each year between 2001 and 2006 by an average of 8.8% (95% CI 8.5% to 9.0%). After adjustment for area-level deprivation, there was good evidence that the average annual reduction in injury rates in car occupants was significantly less in Asian than in white adults (10.9% vs 14.4%, p<0.001). There was some evidence that average annual reductions in injury rates were lower in black than in white adult pedestrians (7.4% vs 9.3%, p = 0.041) and car occupants (13.2% vs 14.4%, p = 0.03).Conclusions: Casualty rates in London have declined for pedestrians, cyclists, and car occupants in three broad ethnic groups. Asian car drivers appear to have benefited least from these reductions.