Obesity is a growing epidemic that has been contributing to the increasing cost of
healthcare. Its prevalence is now approximately 37%. Morbid obesity is associated with …

Background The effects of age, body mass index (BMI) and gender on motor vehicle crash
(MVC) injuries are not well understood and current prevention efforts do not effectively …

Objective: Analyses of crash data have shown that older, obese, and/or female occupants
have a higher risk of injury in frontal crashes compared to the rest of the population. The …

Introduction: Obesity has been shown to increase the risks of some types of injury in
crashes. One way in which obesity may increase injury risk is by changing the routing of the …

Field data analyses have shown that small female, obese, and/or older occupants are at
increased risks of death and serious injury in motor-vehicle crashes compared with mid-size …

Occupant stature and body shape may have significant effects on injury risks in motor
vehicle crashes, but the current finite element (FE) human body models (HBMs) only …

Background This study aimed to determine the influence of ageing on the incidence and site
of femoral fractures in trauma patients, by taking the sex, body weight, and trauma …

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of obesity on occupant responses in
frontal crashes using whole-body human finite element (FE) models representing occupants …

Road traffic crashes remain a major concern globally resulting in loss of life and worsening
the quality of life and productivity of the crash survivors. The current study contributes to road …

Female, elderly, and obese individuals are at greater risk than male, young, and non-obese
individuals for neck injury in otherwise equivalent automotive collisions. Developing safety …