Comorbidities and crash involvement among younger and older drivers

Previous studies identified comorbidities as predictors of older driver performance and driving pattern, while the direct impact of comorbidities on road crash risk in elderly drivers is still unknown. The present study is a cross-sectional aimed at investigating the association between levels of co...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-04, Vol.9 (4), p.e94564
Hauptverfasser:	Papa, Michela, Boccardi, Virginia, Prestano, Raffaele, Angellotti, Edith, Desiderio, Manuela, Marano, Luigi, Rizzo, Maria Rosaria, Paolisso, Giuseppe
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data Adult Age Age Factors Aged Aged automobile drivers Aged, 80 and over Alzheimer's disease Alzheimers disease Automobile driving Automobile Driving - statistics & numerical data Behavior disorders Cancer Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Comorbidity Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Drivers Drivers licenses Driving Driving ability Female Geriatrics Humans Illnesses Internal medicine Italy - epidemiology Laws, regulations and rules Male Management Medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Metabolic disorders Middle Aged Musculoskeletal Diseases - epidemiology Neurodegenerative Diseases - epidemiology Older people Population Regression analysis Research and Analysis Methods Risk Factors Roads & highways Sensation Disorders - epidemiology Traffic accidents
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Zusammenfassung:	Previous studies identified comorbidities as predictors of older driver performance and driving pattern, while the direct impact of comorbidities on road crash risk in elderly drivers is still unknown. The present study is a cross-sectional aimed at investigating the association between levels of comorbidity and crash involvement in adult and elderly drivers. 327 drivers were stratified according to age range in two groups: elderly drivers (age ≥70 years old, referred as older) and adult drivers (age
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0094564