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Table 2 Results of multivariate analyses for the odds of fatality among 52,131 vehicles involved in collisions between 2001 and 2006 on Ontario’s 400-series highways

From: Risk of death in crashes on Ontario’s highways

Risk factor

 

AOR*

95%CI

Highway

 

401

1.00

ref

400

0.97

0.67 - 1.39

402

0.44

0.20 - 0.99

403

0.48

0.29 - 0.80

404

0.20

0.10 - 0.41

405

6.89

2.16 - 21.98

406

0.78

0.36 - 1.67

409

0.20

0.03 - 1.49

410

0.33

0.14 - 0.78

416

0.25

0.08 - 0.70

417

0.83

0.44 - 1.51

420

0.68

0.09 - 5.21

427

0.75

0.36 - 1.65

Season

 

Winter

1.00

ref

Spring

1.23

0.84 - 1.82

Summer

1.58

1.08 - 2.29

Fall

1.62

0.71 - 1.54

Day of the Week

 

Sunday

1.00

ref

Monday

1.06

0.66 - 1.70

Tuesday

0.77

0.46 - 1.25

Wednesday

0.97

0.61 - 1.55

Thursday

1.00

0.64 - 1.57

Friday

1.28

0.79 - 2.10

Saturday

1.01

0.64 - 1.57

Time Period

 

Evening (8 pm-12 am)

1.00

ref

Night (12 am-4 am)

1.67

1.07 - 2.59

Early Morning (4 am-8 am)

0.63

0.39 - 1.00

Morning (8 am-12 pm)

0.55

0.36 - 0.85

Afternoon (12 pm-4 pm)

0.63

0.38 - 1.04

Early Evening (4 pm-8 pm)

0.69

0.45 - 1.05

Sex

 

Male

1.00

ref

Female

0.84

0.76 - 0.91

Age Group

 

Adolescence

1.00

ref

Early Adulthood

1.52

1.01 - 2.29

Middle Adulthood

1.82

1.20 - 2.75

Late Adulthood

2.36

1.46 - 4.06

Environment

 

Clear

1.00

ref

Rain

0.76

0.49 - 1.15

Snow

0.93

0.57 - 1.51

Frozen Rain

1.49

0.66 - 3.39

Drifting Snow

7.39

2.21 - 24.78

Wind

5.00

1.34 - 18.73

Fog

2.78

1.11 - 6.96

Other

1.72

0.34 - 8.58

Road Characteristic

 

Undivided 1-Way

1.00

ref

Undivided 2-Way

3.74

1.37 - 10.28

Dividing Barrier

1.28

0.54 - 3.03

Divided

4.76

1.92 - 11.59

Ramp Road

0.52

0.20 - 1.36

Collector

0.27

0.09 - 0.79

Expressway

0.44

0.17 - 1.26

Transfer

0.37

0.04 - 3.13

  1. * AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence interval.