作者
Nicole S Bell, Thomas W Mangione, David Hemenway, Paul J Amoroso, Bruce H Jones
发表日期
2000/4/1
期刊
American journal of preventive medicine
卷号
18
期号
3
页码范围
141-146
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
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.
Methods
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.
Results
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 …
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