Does obesity affect the position of seat belt loading in occupants involved in real-world motor vehicle collisions?

Thomas R HartkaHannah M CarrBrittany R SmithMonica MelmerMark R Sochor

Published in: Traffic injury prevention (2019)

The results from this study demonstrated that anterior displacement of the radiographic seat belt sign but not superior displacement increased with higher BMI. These results suggest that obesity may worsen horizontal position but not the vertical position of the lap belt loading during real-world frontal MVCs.

Keyphrases

weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
body mass index
skeletal muscle
physical activity