TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Assessing global risk factors for non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents and falls in adults aged 35-70 years in 17 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Raina, Parminder
A1  - Sohel, Nazmul
A1  - Oremus, Mark
A1  - Shannon, Harry
A1  - Mony, Prem
A1  - Kumar, Rajesh
A1  - Li, Wei
A1  - Wang, Yang
A1  - Wang, Xingyu
A1  - Yusoff, Khalid
A1  - Yusuf, Rita
A1  - Iqbal, Romaina
A1  - Szuba, Andrzej
A1  - Oguz, Aytekin
A1  - Rosengren, Annika
A1  - Kruger, Annamarie
A1  - Chifamba, Jephat
A1  - Mohammadifard, Noushin
A1  - Darwish, Ebtihal Ahmad
A1  - Dagenais, Gilles
A1  - Diaz, Rafael
A1  - Avezum, Alvaro
A1  - Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio
A1  - Seron, Pamela
A1  - Rangarajan, Sumathy
A1  - Teo, Koon
A1  - Yusuf, Salim
SP  - 92
EP  - 98
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To assess risk factors associated with non-fatal injuries (NFIs) from road traffic accidents (RTAs) or falls. <br><br>METHODS: Our study included 151 609 participants from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological study. Participants reported whether they experienced injuries within the past 12 months that limited normal activities. Additional questions elicited data on risk factors. We employed multivariable logistic regression to analyse data. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, 5979 participants (3.9% of 151 609) reported at least one NFI. Total number of NFIs was 6300: 1428 were caused by RTAs (22.7%), 1948 by falls (30.9%) and 2924 by other causes (46.4%). Married/common law status was associated with fewer falls, but not with RTA. Age 65-70 years was associated with fewer RTAs, but more falls; age 55-64 years was associated with more falls. Male versus female was associated with more RTAs and fewer falls. In lower-middle-income countries, rural residence was associated with more RTAs and falls; in low-income countries, rural residence was associated with fewer RTAs. Previous alcohol use was associated with more RTAs and falls; current alcohol use was associated with more falls. Education was not associated with either NFI type. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study of persons aged 35-70 years found that some risk factors for NFI differ according to whether the injury is related to RTA or falls. Policymakers may use these differences to guide the design of prevention policies for RTA-related or fall-related NFI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041476
ID  - ref1
ER  -