Table 4.
Risk Factors for OCDa
| IL Group | CL Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |
| Age | 2.35 (0.77-8.81) | .15 | 0.98 (0.33-2.91) | .96 |
| Length of baseball experience (>1 mo) | 1.01 (0.95-1.09) | .71 | 1.06 (1.00-1.14) | .07 |
| Rohrer index | 1.03 (0.99-1.07) | .11 | 1.02 (0.98-1.06) | .25 |
| Concomitantly playing as catcher | 0.98 (0.16-5.76) | .98 | 1.16 (0.29-5.04) | .83 |
| Adherence to daily pitch count limit | 0.43 (0.07-2.49) | .32 | 1.82 (0.41-10.34) | .45 |
| Adherence to weekly pitch count limit | 1.12 (0.15-23.63) | .92 | 0.68 (0.12-5.47) | .67 |
| Elbow pain | 1.02 (0.17-6.05) | .99 | 5.77 (1.29-40.42) | .04 |
aBolded P value indicates a statistical significance (P < .05). CL, pitch count limit; IL, inning limit; OCD, osteochondritis dissecans; OR, odds ratio.