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Multiple Conditions Increase Preventable Crash Risks among Truck Drivers in a Cohort Study
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Feb 2017
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Source: J Occup Environ Med. 59(2):205-211.
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Alternative Title:J Occup Environ Med
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Description:Objective
This study aims to quantify the crash risk for truck drivers with multiple comorbid medical conditions, after adjusting for confounders.
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This retrospective cohort of 38,184 drivers evaluated concomitant medical conditions and subsequent crash data between 1/1/2005–10/31/2012. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated for any cause and preventable crashes of varying severity.
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Drivers with three or more medical conditions had significantly increased risk of preventable Department of Transportation (DOT) reportable crashes (HR=2.53, 95% CI=1.65–3.88) and preventable crashes with injuries (HR=2.23, 95% CI=1.09–5.31) after adjustment for covariates. Similarly, adjusted HRs were 2.55 (95% CI=1.37–4.73) for any cause DOT-reportable crashes and 3.21 (95% CI=1.18–8.75) for any cause crashes with injuries.
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Having three concomitant medical conditions may be a statistically significant risk factor for preventable and any cause DOT-reportable crashes and crashes with injuries.
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Pubmed ID:28079676
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5293661
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Volume:59
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Issue:2
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