Changes in severe injuries of child and adolescent pedestrians in child protection zones after the revision of the Road Traffic Act in Korea: a retrospective nationwide observational study.

J Trauma Inj · 2025 · PMC12800522 · PMID 41492905

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0.0010

closest p · 0.0× alpha

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highly significantP<0.001actually significant

In contrast, the post-amendment period variable demonstrated a highly significant association with the outcome (P<0.001), with an odds ratio calculated at 0.676.

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did not reach statistical significanceP=0.085so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The proportion of severe injuries (ISS ≥15) decreased from 63.1% to 53.6% after the amendment, although this trend did not reach statistical significance (P=0.085).

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

The proportion of major trauma cases, defined as an ISS of ≥15, showed a decreasing trend from 63.1% in the pre-amendment period to 53.6% in the post-amendment period.

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