Table 3.
Injury and muscle strength characteristics according to gender and strength groups (n=225)
| Strength groups | r1RM | Traumatic injury | OR (95% CI) | ACL injury | OR (95% CI) |
| Median | Mean (SD) | n | n | ||
| Weakmedian females (n=45) | 0.9 (0.15) | 22 | 9.56 (2.93 to 31.20) | 12 | 7.64 (1.60 to 36.52) |
| Strongmedian females (n=44) | 1.3 (0.2) | 4 | 2 | ||
| Weakmedian males (n=68) | 1.16 (0.18) | 13 | 0.90 (0.38 to 2.31) | 3 | 0.30 (0.03 to 2.91) |
| Strongmedian males (n=68) | 1.6 (0.1) | 13 | 1 | ||
| Quartiles* | p value† | ||||
| Weakquartile females (n=22) | 0.78 (0.1) | 9 | p=0.044 | 6 | – |
| Strongquartile females (n=22) | 1.48 (0.2) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Weakquartile males (n=34) | 0.98 (0.1) | 4 | p=1.000 | 0 | – |
| Strongquartile males (n=34) | 1.75 (01) | 4 | 1 |
Number of injured athletes, mean (SD) for relative (kg/bodyweight) 1RM barbell squat together with OR, and p value for Fisher’s exact test, are presented.
*Upper versus lower quartile.
†Fisher’s exact test.
r1RM, one repetition maximum.