Multivariate logistic regression analysis to evaluate the effect of class of vehicle on pedestrian crash mortality* †
Odds ratio of pedestrian death | 95% Confidence interval | p Value | |
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*Analysis performed on 451 cases with sufficient data for variables in the analysis. | |||
†After adjustment for impact speed and age as ordinal categorical. | |||
Vehicle class | |||
Passenger | Reference | – | – |
LTV | 3.4 | 1.4 to 7.8 | 0.005 |
Van | 0.6 | 0.1 to 2.2 | 0.417 |
Speed category (km/h) | |||
⩽20 | Reference | – | – |
21–30 | 0.8 | 0.08 to 8.0 | 0.857 |
31–40 | 17.9 | 4.8 to 66.2 | <0.0001 |
41–50 | 75.0 | 20.7 to 271.9 | 0.001 |
>50 | 83.3 | 22.6 to 306.9 | <0.0001 |
Age category | |||
Children | Reference | – | – |
Adults | 1.6 | 0.6 to 7.7 | <0.0001 |