title: Risk factors for injuries in the U.S. Army Ordnance School.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate risk factors for time-loss injuries among soldiers attending U.S. Army Ordnance School Advanced Individual Training.
  
  
  METHODS
  Injuries were obtained from an injury surveillance system. A health questionnaire provided data on age, race, rank, current self-reported injury and illness, and tobacco use. Fitness data was obtained from operations office.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cumulative time-loss injury incidence was 31% for men and 54% for women. For men, higher risk of injury was associated with race, a current self-reported injury, smoking before entering the Army, lower sit-up performance, and slower 2-mile run times. For women, higher risk of injury was associated with race, a current self-reported injury, and slower 2-mile run times.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Smoking cessation and fitness training before entry are potential strategies to reduce injuries among soldiers in the Ordnance School.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Public Health Command, Directorate of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance, 5158 Blackhawk Road, Bldg 1570, Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area), MD 21010, USA.
authors.forename: Tyson L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Grier
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Knapik
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canham-Chervak
authors.forename: Bruce H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult