Table 1

Pedestrian mortality among persons who use wheelchairs and the general population, 2006–2012

	Cases in registries			Number of deaths (95% CI)	Wheelchair user mortality rate per 100 000 person-years (95% CI)	General pedestrian mortality rate per 100 000 person-years (95% CI)*	Excess risk per 100 000 person-years (95% CI)	p Value
	News	FARS	Both	Number of deaths (95% CI)			Excess risk per 100 000 person-years (95% CI)	p Value
Gender
Female	28	34	8	112 (62 to 162)	0.73 (0.40 to 1.06)	0.91 (0.90 to 0.93)	−0.18 (−0.51 to 0.15)	0.28
Male	79	151	29	404 (303 to 505)	3.95 (2.96 to 4.93)	2.15 (2.12 to 2.18)	1.80 (0.81 to 2.78)	<0.001
Age†
30–49	22	27	5	106 (46 to 167)	3.10 (1.33 to 4.86)	1.63 (1.60 to 1.67)	1.47 (−0.30 to 3.23)	0.10
50–64	29	69	20	166 (121 to 210)	2.60 (1.91 to 3.30)	1.89 (1.85 to 1.94)	0.71 (0.02 to 1.41)	0.04
65+	33	82	10	256 (144 to 367)	1.85 (1.04 to 2.65)	2.42 (2.36 to 2.48)	−0.57 (−1.38 to 0.23)	0.16
Males only (30+)
30–49	14	24	5	62 (30 to 93)	3.85 (1.89 to 5.81)	2.37 (2.31 to 2.42)	1.48 (−0.48 to 3.44)	0.14
50–64	35	56	15	127 (89 to 166)	4.95 (3.45 to 6.44)	2.83 (2.76 to 2.91)	2.12 (0.62 to 3.62)	0.006
65+	27	64	7	227 (109 to 344)	4.41 (2.12 to 6.70)	3.46 (3.35 to 3.56)	0.95 (−1.34 to 3.24)	0.42
Total	107	185	37	528 (409 to 647)	2.07 (1.60 to 2.54)	1.52 (1.50 to 1.54)	0.55 (0.08 to 1.02)	0.02

*General population pedestrian mortality rate is based on death certificate reporting to the NVSS.
†Ages under 30 and age-specific data for women are not shown because very small samples make estimates unstable. Subpopulation estimates of the number of deaths may not sum to the overall estimate because calculations are based on relatively small, integer numbers.
FARS, Fatality Analysis Reporting System.