RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Does the decline in road traffic injury in London vary by ethnicity?
JF Injury Prevention
JO Inj Prev
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 333
OP 337
DO 10.1136/ip.2008.018283
VO 14
IS 5
A1 N Malhotra
A1 A Hutchings
A1 P Edwards
YR 2008
UL http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/14/5/333.abstract
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.