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Studies suggest that women are at greater risk than men for sports and training injuries. This study investigated the association between gender and risk of exercise-related injuries among Army basic trainees while controlling for physical fitness and demographics.

Eight hundred and sixty-one trainees were followed during their 8-week basic training course. Demographic characteristics, body composition, and physical fitness were measured at the beginning of training. Physical fitness measures were taken again at the end of training. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between gender and risk of injury while controlling for potential confounders.

Women experienced twice as many injuries as men (relative risk [RR] = 2.1, 1.78–2.5) and experienced serious time-loss injuries almost 2.5 times more often than men (RR = 2.4, 1.92–3.05). Women …