Abstract
Aims: To identify visual and medical risk factors for motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). Methods: Data from four cohorts of older drivers from three states were pooled (n = 3158). Health information was collected at baseline, and MVC data were obtained prospectively. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate rate ratios (RRs) and 95% CIs for associations between medical characteristics and MVCs. Results: A total of 363 MVCs were observed during the study period (1990-1997), of which 145 were at fault, and 62 were injurious. Falls and impaired useful field of view (UFOV) were positively associated with overall MVCs. At-fault MVCs were also positively associated with falls and UFOV impairment, and inversely with cancer. Injurious MVCs were positively associated with arthritis and neurological disease, and inversely with hypertension. Conclusions: These findings show similarities and differences across the risk factors for all, at-fault and injurious MVCs, and point to the need for verification and possible interventions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 400-404 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | British Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2009 |
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- Sensory Systems
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
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Visual and medical risk factors for motor vehicle collision involvement among older drivers. / Cross, J. M.; McGwin, G.; Rubin, G. S.; Ball, K. K.; West, Sheila K; Roenker, D. L.; Owsley, C.
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AU - Cross, J. M.
AU - McGwin, G.
AU - Rubin, G. S.
AU - Ball, K. K.
AU - West, Sheila K
AU - Roenker, D. L.
AU - Owsley, C.
PY - 2009/3
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N2 - Aims: To identify visual and medical risk factors for motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). Methods: Data from four cohorts of older drivers from three states were pooled (n = 3158). Health information was collected at baseline, and MVC data were obtained prospectively. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate rate ratios (RRs) and 95% CIs for associations between medical characteristics and MVCs. Results: A total of 363 MVCs were observed during the study period (1990-1997), of which 145 were at fault, and 62 were injurious. Falls and impaired useful field of view (UFOV) were positively associated with overall MVCs. At-fault MVCs were also positively associated with falls and UFOV impairment, and inversely with cancer. Injurious MVCs were positively associated with arthritis and neurological disease, and inversely with hypertension. Conclusions: These findings show similarities and differences across the risk factors for all, at-fault and injurious MVCs, and point to the need for verification and possible interventions.
AB - Aims: To identify visual and medical risk factors for motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). Methods: Data from four cohorts of older drivers from three states were pooled (n = 3158). Health information was collected at baseline, and MVC data were obtained prospectively. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate rate ratios (RRs) and 95% CIs for associations between medical characteristics and MVCs. Results: A total of 363 MVCs were observed during the study period (1990-1997), of which 145 were at fault, and 62 were injurious. Falls and impaired useful field of view (UFOV) were positively associated with overall MVCs. At-fault MVCs were also positively associated with falls and UFOV impairment, and inversely with cancer. Injurious MVCs were positively associated with arthritis and neurological disease, and inversely with hypertension. Conclusions: These findings show similarities and differences across the risk factors for all, at-fault and injurious MVCs, and point to the need for verification and possible interventions.
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