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. 2020 Feb 26;55(4):198–205. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101386

Table 4.

Determinants associated with having suffered a non-sports injury previous year among athletes (n=192) having participated in the Swedish Athletics team 2011–17 (ORs (95% CI) established by binary logistic regression analysis)

Male athletes (n=86) Female athletes (n=106) All athletes (n=192)
Simple models Multiple model
Nagelkerke R 2=0.11
Simple models Multiple model
Nagelkerke R 2=0.23
Simple models Multiple model
Nagelkerke R 2=0.05
Personal characteristics
Financially disadvantaged childhood n.s. n.s. n.s.
Parents immigrants 5.67 (1.31 to 24.5) (p=0.020) 5.67 (1.31 to 24.5) (p=0.020) NA NA 4.56 (1.27 to 16.3) (p=0.020) 4.56 (1.27 to 16.3) (p=0.020)
Endurance athlete n.s. n.s.* 7.37 (1.11 to 48.9) (p=0.039) n.s.
At-peak athlete n.s. n.s. n.s.
Training load n.s. n.s. n.s.
Abuse victimisation
Sexual abuse NA NA 6.14 (1.13 to 33.5) (p=0.036) 8.61 (1.34 to 55.1) (p=0.023) n.s.
Physical abuse n.s. n.s. n.s.†
Bullying n.s.‡ n.s. n.s.§
Sense of coherence
SOC-13 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Coping strategies (Brief COPE)
Self-blame n.s. n.s. n.s.
‘Exploiting support to take action’ n.s. n.s. n.s.
‘Behavioural disengagement’ n.s. n.s. n.s.
‘Humour and positive reframing’ n.s. n.s.
‘Turning to religion’ n.s. n.s. n.s.

*(5.41 (0.94 to 31.2) (p=0.059).

†(3.12 (0.91 to 10.7) (p=0.072).

‡(2.70 (0.90 to 8.10) (p=0.076).

§(6.20 (0.75 to 51.5) (p=0.091).

NA, not available; n.s, not significant at 5% level.