Risk factors associated with self-reported training-related injury before arrival at the US army ordnance school.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined risk factors for self-reported injury incurred before arrival at Ordnance School for advanced individual training (AIT).


METHODS
During AIT in-processing, soldiers (n=27,289 men and 3856 women) completed a questionnaire that collected demographic and lifestyle information, and asked if the soldier currently had an injury that would affect their AIT performance.


METHODS
Potential risk factors for self-reported injury were explored using logistic regression.


RESULTS
For men, self-reported injury was associated with older age [odds ratio (OR) >or=30 years/17-19 years=1.9], race (OR Black/Caucasian=1.2), basic combat training (BCT) site (OR Fort Benning/Fort Jackson=1.7; OR Fort Leonard Wood/Fort Jackson=1.6, OR Fort Knox/Fort Jackson=1.3), smoking on 20 or more days in the 30 days prior to BCT (OR smoker/non-smoker=1.2) and current illness (OR ill/not ill=6.2). For women, increased self-reported injury was associated with older age (OR>or=30 years/17-19 years=2.0), BCT site (OR Fort Leonard Wood/Fort Jackson=1.5) and current illness (OR ill/not ill=5.8).


CONCLUSIONS
Certain demographic characteristics and lifestyle behaviours may be identified as injury risk factors on arrival at Ordnance AIT.
Grier
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US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Directorate of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010, USA. Tyson.Grier@us.army.mil
Knapik
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Canada
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Canham-Chervak
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult