@article{ref1,
title="Occupant- and crash-related factors associated with the risk of whiplash injury",
journal="Annals of epidemiology",
year="2003",
author="Berglund, A. and Alfredsson, L. and Jensen, I. and Bodin, L. and Nygren, A.",
volume="13",
number="1",
pages="66-72",
abstract="PURPOSE: Given that a motor vehicle crash (MVC) had occurred, to evaluate whether occupant- and crash-related factors, such as age, gender, seating position and type of MVC are associated with the risk of whiplash injury. METHODS: A study of occupants in cars covered by motor insurance at one of the largest insurance companies in Sweden, was undertaken during a one-year period. The study population comprised all occupants in cars exposed to an MVC in which at least one occupant was injured (n = 7120). Adjusted estimates of the relative risk of whiplash injury, associated with the different factors, were calculated by means of binomial regression analysis. RESULTS: Considering different MVCs, rear-end collisions were associated with the highest relative risk of whiplash injury when compared with side impacts (1.82; 95% CI 1.68-1.96), while drivers showed the strongest association with respect to seating position when compared with passengers in the rear seat (1.78; 95% CI 1.60-1.97). Females had a somewhat higher relative risk of whiplash injury than males (1.20; 95% CI 1.16-1.25). Regarding age, the relative risk was moderately increased across the different age groups when compared with the oldest age group. No interaction was observed on the additive scale. CONCLUSIONS: Given that an MVC had occurred, subjects exposed to a rear-end collision and drivers had a substantial increased risk of whiplash injury, while age and gender were of minor importance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1047-2797",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}