Table 3: Personal protective equipment according injury severity score.

Injury Severity Score OR (CI 95%) p
>25 points <24 points
Wearing a helmet *
No 30 70 1.61 (0.80-3.23) 0.18
Yes 16 60
Fixed helmet**
No 2 5 1.8 (0.31-10.41) 0.61
Si 12 54
Type of helmet
Full face 5 24
Modular 1 6 0.8 (0.08-8.19) >0.99
3-quarter 4 10 1.92 (0.43-8.67) 0.44
Off-road 2 5 1.92 (0.29-12.86) 0.60
Skull cap 3 12 1.2 (0.25-5.89) >0.99
Bike helmet 0 3 ---- >0.99
Helmet condition
Good condition 15 58
Bad condition 0 2 ---- >0.99
Certified helmet
Yes 1 6
No 2 21 0.57 (0.04-7.44) >0.99
Does not know 13 33 2.36 (0.26-21.59) 0.66
Helmet expiry date
Does not have it 3 13 --- 0.84
Knows it 0 5
Ignores it 13 42 ---- 0.56
Wearing a motorcyclist jacket
No 13 56 0.31 (0.06-1.56) 0.19
Yes 3 4
Wearing motorcyclist gloves
No 13 54 0.49 (0.11-2.66) 0.39
Yes 3 6
Wearing motorcyclist boots
No 14 57 0.37 (0.06-2.42) 0.28
Yes 2 3
Fisher’s Exact Test, *4 without date (n=180), **3 without date (n=76)