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Table 2 Comparison of students who had ever ridden in a recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) versus those who had not by demographics and by all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riding as reported on a survey by Safety Tips for ATV Riders (STARs) program participants in Iowa schools

From: Recreational off-highway vehicle exposure, safety behaviors and crash experiences among adolescents

 

Ever ridden in an ROV

Logistic Regression

Yes

No

 

Analysis (N = 2502)

 

Variable

n (Row%)a

n (Row%)a

p Value

aORb

95% CI

Sex (n = 3154)

Male

1085 (70)

462 (30)

0.035

1.03

0.85–1.24

Female

1071 (67)

536 (33)

 

1.00 (ref)

 

Age in Years (n = 3090)

 ≤ 11

653 (64)

371 (36)

0.0003

1.00 (ref)

 

12–13

931 (71)

384 (29)

 

1.40

1.13–1.74

14–15

359 (71)

145 (29)

 

1.30

0.97–1.73

 ≥ 16

183 (74)

64 (26)

 

1.29

0.89–1.89

Where they live (n = 2925)

On a farm

493 (85)

90 (15)

 < 0.0001

1.95

1.45–2.62

In country/not farm

547 (73)

201 (27)

 

1.59

1.26–2.00

In town

957 (60)

637 (40)

 

1.00 (ref)

 

Frequency of ATV riding in past 12 months (n = 3113)

At least weekly

766 (90)

83 (10)

 < 0.0001

9.92

7.33–13.43

Monthly or less

938 (78)

269 (22)

 

4.72

3.84–5.79

Not in past 12 months

446 (42)

611 (58)

 

1.00 (ref)

 
  1. aOR Adjusted odds ratio; ATV all-terrain vehicle; CI confidence interval; ROV recreational off-highway vehicle; Row% row percent
  2. aColumn total may not equal group N due to missing data
  3. bControlling for all other variables in the table