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. 2018 Jun;13(3):410–421.

Table 6.

Odds Ratios for Demographic and Lower Extremity Functional Test Scores for All (Combined Sample) Male Division III Athletes (N = 185).

Characteristic (N) at risk All Injuries (%) Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Thigh/Knee Injuries (%) Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Ankle/Foot Injuries Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Age (y)
 20 or above 84 (19) 1.0 (Referent) (10) 1.0 (Referent) (7) 1.0 (Referent)
 19 or below 101 (20) 1.0 (0.5, 2.2) (13) 1.4 (0.6, 3.6) (5) 0.7 (0.2, 2.3)
Years in University (y)
 3 or more 54 (20) 1.0 (Referent) (11) 1.0 (Referent) (7) 1.0 (Referent)
 2 or less 104 (21) 1.0 (0.5, 2.4) (13) 1.1 (0.4, 3.2) (6) 0.8 (0.2, 2.8)
Age Starting Sport (y)
 10 or younger 94 (23) 1.0 (Referent) (14) 1.0 (Referent) (6) 1.0 (Referent)
 11 or older 91 (15) 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) (7) 0.5 (0.2, 1.2) (6) 0.9 (0.3, 2.9)
Prior History of Injury
 Yes 135 (20) 1.1 (0.5, 2.6) (13) 1.7 (0.5, 5.2) (5) 0.6 (0.2, 2.2)
 No 50 (18) 1.0 (Referent) (8) 1.0 (Referent) (8) 1.0 (Referent)
Weightlifting
 3 hr/wk or less 79 (19) 0.9 (0.5, 2.0) (14) 1.5 (0.6, 3.8) (4) 0.5 (0.1, 1.9)
 >3 hr/wk 105 (20) 1.0 (Referent) (10) 1.0 (Referent) (8) 1.0 (Referent)
Cardiovascular exercise
 3 hr/wk or less 58 (19) 1.0 (0.4, 2.1) (12) 0.9 (0.3, 2.3) (7) 1.3 (0.4, 4.5)
 >3 hr/wk 127 (20) 1.0 (Referent) (13) 1.0 (Referent) (6) 1.0 (Referent)
Plyometric exercise
 3 hr/wk or less 150 (17) 2.3 (0.9, 5.3) (11) 1.0 (0.3, 3.2) (4) 0.3 (0.1, 0.9)
 >3 hr/wk 35 (31) 1.0 (Referent) (11) 1.0 (Referent) (14) 1.0 (Referent)
Scrimmaging
 3 hr/wk or less 101 (19) 0.9 (0.4, 1.9) (14) 1.4 (0.6, 3.6) (5) 0.7 (0.2, 2.3)
 >3 hr/wk 84 (20) 1.0 (Referent) (12) 1.0 (Referent) (7) 1.0 (Referent)
Lower Extremity Functional Test
 Cut Score 1
  100 sec or less 86 (22) 1.0 (Referent) (13) 1.0 (Referent) (7) 1.0 (Referent)
  101 sec or more 99 (17) 0.7 (0.4, 1.5) (10) 0.8 (0.3, 1.9) (5) 0.7 (0.2, 2.4)
 Cut Score 2
  105 sec or less 132 (22) 1.0 (Referent) (19) 1.0 (Referent) (6) 1.0 (Referent)
  106 sec or more 53 (15) 0.7 (0.3, 1.6) (13) 0.6 (0.2, 1.8) (6) 0.9 (0.2, 3.6)

p-value = 0.03