Research Article

Roles of Motorcycle Type and Protective Clothing in Motorcycle Crash Injuries

Table 3

Factors affecting protective clothes wearing (1continuity correction (Yates) test, 2Pearson’s chi-square test, 3Fisher’s exact test, , and ).

Age > 30SummerLicense (−)Alcohol (+)Light motors

Helmet +84 (57.5%)68 (46.6%)21 (14.4%)2 (1.4%)106 (72.6%)
Helmet −55 (68.8%)26 (32.5%)39 (48.8%)7 (8.8%)68 (85.0%)
20.098
ODDS1.6240.5525.6626.9042.138
95% CI0.913–2.8870.312–0.9762.994–10.7061.399–34.0771.048–4.364

Jacket +47 (55.3%)36 (42.4%)4 (4.7%)2 (2.4%)50 (64.7%)
Jacket −92 (65.2%)58 (41.1%)56 (39.7%)7 (5.0%)119 (84.4%)
20.136 20.857 30.489
ODDS1.5180.95113.3412.1682.950
95% CI0.875–2.6320.551–1.6414.627–38.4710.440–10.6861.562–5.574

Pants +38 (34.3%)26 (37.1%)2 (2.9%)2 (2.9%)46 (65.7%)
Pants −101 (64.7%)68 (43.6%)58 (37.2%)7 (4.5%)128 (82.1%)
20.135 20.827 30.724
ODDS1.5461.30820.1221.5972.835
95% CI0.871–2.7440.733–2.3334.753–85.1980.323–7.8911.256–4.527

Glove +42 (55.3%)29 (38.2%)4 (5.3%)2 (2.6%)49 (64.5%)
Glove −97 (64.7%)65 (43.3%)56 (37.3%)7 (4.7%)125 (83.3%)
20.170 20.456 30.721
ODDS1.4821.23910.7231.8112.755
95% CI0.844–2.6010.705–2.1793.716–30.9460.367–8.9381.458–5.206

Shoe +26 (57.8%)17 (37.8%)2 (4.4%)1 (2.2%)24 (53.3%)
Shoe −113 (62.4%)77 (42.5%)58 (32.0%)8 (4.4%)150 (82.9%)
10.687 10.681 30.692
ODDS1.2141.21910.1382.0354.234
95% CI0.625–2.3580.623–2.3852.374–43.9250.248–16.6992.099–8.541