Ivers R Q, Mitchell P, Cumming R G
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Sydney NSW, Australia.
Am J Public Health. 1999 Jan;89(1):85-7. doi: 10.2105/ajph.89.1.85.
This study examined the associations between vision, hearing, loss, and car accidents.
A cross-sectional survey of 3654 people aged 49 years and older in the Blue Mountains, Australia, was used. Each subject had a detailed eye examination and interview.
Self-reported car accident rates in the past year among 2379 current drivers were 5.6% for those aged 49 to 79 years and 9.1% for those 80 years and older. A 2-line difference in visual acuity was associated with increased risk of accidents (adjusted prevalence ratio [PR] = 1.6), as was visual acuity worse than 6/18 in the right eye (PR = 2.0), overall moderate hearing loss (PR = 1.9), and hearing loss in the right ear (PR = 1.8).
Sensory loss in drivers may be an important risk factor for car accidents.
本研究调查了视力、听力丧失与车祸之间的关联。
对澳大利亚蓝山地区3654名49岁及以上的人群进行了横断面调查。每位受试者都接受了详细的眼部检查和访谈。
在2379名当前驾驶员中，49至79岁人群过去一年的自我报告车祸发生率为5.6%，80岁及以上人群为9.1%。视力相差两行与事故风险增加相关（调整患病率比[PR]=1.6），右眼视力低于6/18（PR=2.0）、总体中度听力损失（PR=1.9）以及右耳听力损失（PR=1.8）也与之相关。
驾驶员的感官丧失可能是车祸的一个重要危险因素。
