Objective: Determine the effects of BMI on the risk of serious‐to‐fatal injury (Abbreviated
Injury Scale≥ 3 or AIS 3+) to different body regions for adults in frontal, nearside, farside …

Background Men tend to have more upper body mass and fat than women, a physical
characteristic that may predispose them to severe motor vehicle crash (MVC) injuries …

Background Previous studies have shown that occupants with obesity are at a greater risk of
fatality and serious injury than other occupants in motor vehicle crashes. Objective To …

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 …

For this study, a comprehensive analysis was performed to assess the influence of body
mass index on thoracic injury potential. The data for this study were obtained from the …

Obesity rates are reaching an epidemic worldwide. In the US, nearly 40 million people are
obese. The automotive safety community is starting to question the impact of obesity on …

Objective. The automotive safety community is questioning the impact of obesity on the
performance and assessment of occupant protection systems. This study investigates fatality …

BACKGROUND This study sought to describe variations in the risk of motor vehicle collision
(MVC) injury and death by occupant body mass index (BMI) class and vehicle type. We …

Obese occupants in motor-vehicle collisions experience different injury risks compared to
non-obese occupants and there is little data available to explain these differences. The …

A comprehensive analysis is performed to evaluate the effect of weight, height and body
mass index (BMI) of occupants on side impact injuries at different body regions. The …