| Titre : | Is body mass index a risk factor for motor vehicle driver injury ? A cohort study with prospective and retrospective outcomes. (2003) |
| Auteurs : | Gary WHITLOCK ; Taane CLARK ; Rodney JACKSON ; Stephen MACMAHON ; Robyn NORTON ; Institute for International Health. University of Sydney. AUS |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | International journal of epidemiology (vol. 32, n° 1, 2003) |
| Pagination : | 147-149 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Facteur risque ; Epidémiologie ; Accident circulation ; Homme ; Traumatisme ; Obésité ; Maladie nutrition |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS UR0xR5S3. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective To investigate the association between risk of motor vehicle driver injury and body mass index (BMI). Methods In a cohort study of 10 525 New Zealand men and women, BMI was assessed in 1992-1993 (baseline), and data on deaths and hospitalizations for motor vehicle driver injury were obtained by record linkage to national health databases for the period 1988-1998. Hazard ratios (HR) and CI were estimated by Cox regression. Results During a mean 10.3 years of follow-up, 139 fatal and non-fatal driver injury cases occurred (85 before baseline and 54 after). A U-shaped association was observed between driver injury risk and BMI, both crudely and after adjustment for covariates, which included age, sex, driving exposure, and alcohol intake (P-values for quadratic trend<=0.02). Participants in the highest>=28.7 kg/m2 ; HR=2.00,95% CI : 1.18-3.39) and lowest (<23.5 kg/m2 ; HR=2.17,95% CI : 1.27-3.73) quartiles of BMI were twice as likely to have experienced a driver injury during the follow-up period as participants in the reference quartile (25.9-28.6 kg/m2 ; HR=1.00). Conclusion Further research is needed to corroborate or refute the hypothesis that BMI is a risk factor for serious motor vehicle driver injury. |
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