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. 2006 Feb;40(2):107–113. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.017350

Table 5 Odds ratio (OR) and confidence interval (CI) of knee injury at follow up by flexibility, endurance strength, and physical activity at baseline, and age, body mass index (BMI), and physical activity at follow up.

Variable Men Women
Univariate Multivariate Univariate Multivariate
OR (95% CI) p Value OR (95% CI) p Value OR (95% CI) p Value OR (95% CI) p Value
Age at follow up 1.23 (1.07 to 1.42) 0.004 1.30 (1.09 to 1.56) 0.004 1.11 (0.93 to 1.33) 0.26 1.15 (0.92 to 1.45) 0.21
BMI at follow up 1.05 (0.99 to 1.12) 0.09 1.06 (0.98 to 1.14) 0.17 1.10 (1.03 to 1.16) 0.002 1.16 (1.07 to 1.24) 0.000
Flexibility tertiles
 Low 1 (Reference)* 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 Intermediate 0.81 (0.42 to 1.53) 0.51 0.66 (0.33 to 1.32) 0.24 1.30 (0.63 to 2.68) 0.48 1.03 (0.47 to 2.27) 0.94
 High 1.45 (0.82 to 2.57) 0.20 1.11 (0.59 to 2.08) 0.75 0.75 (0.33 to 1.66) 0.47 0.66 (0.28 to 1.55) 0.34
Endurance strength tertiles
 Low 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 Intermediate 1.16 (0.60 to 2.22) 0.66 1.28 (0.63 to 2.58) 0.49 1.61 (0.73 to 3.57) 0.24 1.56 (0.67 to 3.64) 0.30
 High 1.96 (1.05 to 3.64) 0.034 2.05 (1.03 to 4.11) 0.042 1.38 (0.60 to 3.18) 0.45 1.70 (0.70 to 4.13) 0.24
School age physical activity
 Inactive 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 Active 1.34 (0.83 to 2.18) 0.23 1.47 (0.79 to 2.73) 0.23 1.78 (0.88 to 3.61) 0.11 2.07 (0.88 to 4.90) 0.10
Physical activity at follow up
 1–3 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 4–5 1.17 (0.71 to 1.91) 0.54 1.25 (0.67 to 2.33) 0.48 0.84 (0.41 to 1.70) 0.62 0.98 (0.42 to 2.29) 0.95
 6–7 0.88 (0.42 to 1.87) 0.75 0.96 (0.53 to 2.71) 0.65 1.07 (0.44 to 2.62) 0.88 0.78 (0.26 to 2.39) 0.67

*Denominator of odds ratios.