TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The relationship between weight indices and injuries and mortalities caused by the motor vehicle accidents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
JO  - Journal of injury and violence research
A1  - Homaie Rad, Enayatollah
A1  - Khodadady-Hasankiadeh, Naema
A1  - Kouchakinejad-Eramsadati, Leila
A1  - Javadi, Fatemeh
A1  - Haghdoost, Zahra
A1  - Hosseinpour, Marieh
A1  - Tavakoli, Maryam
A1  - Davoudi-Kiakalayeh, Ali
A1  - Mohtasham-Amiri, Zahra
A1  - Yousefzadeh-Chabok, Shahrokh
SP  - 85
EP  - 101
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: The relationship between weight indices and injuries and mortality in motor vehicle accidents is unknown. Systematic review studies addressing the collection and analysis of the relationship in investigations are very limited. The purpose of this systematic review is to determine the relationship between BMI, obesity and overweight with mortality and injuries and their severity and vulnerable organs after the motor vehicle accident. <br><br>METHODS: The databases (MEDLINE/PUBMED, EMBASE, Web of Science, etc) were searched for relevant abstracts using certain keywords. Of all the articles, similar ones were removed considering different filters. The collected data were entered into the STATA SE v 13.1. The heterogeneity of the data was analyzed using i2 statistics. In addition, the estimates of the study were done based on the age group (children and adults) and the impact of obesity on different regions of the body. <br><br>RESULTS: A direct relationship was observed between the overall BMI and the degrees of injuries (CI=0.503-1.139), and mortality due to motor vehicle accident (CI=1.267-1.471). A positive relationship was found between obesity and AIS+2 (CI=0.653-1.426), and AIS+3 (CI=1.184-1.741), and ISS (CI=1.086-1.589). Also, a negative relationship between overweight and injuries rates, and a direct relationship between overweight and mortality (CI=0.979-1.167), and injuries with index of AIS+2 (CI=1.178-0.768) and AIS+3 (CI=0.48-2.186) were found. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The prediction of injury, mortality and severity of injuries in the motor vehicle accident by the variable of obesity and overweight determines the need to design prevention programs for this vulnerable group at all levels.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2008-2053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v12i1.1198
ID  - ref1
ER  -