Citation

Grier TL, Knapik JJ, Canada S, Canham-Chervak M, Jones BH. Public Health 2010; 124(7): 417-423.

Affiliation

US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Directorate of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance, 5158 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.puhe.2010.03.016

PMID

20557912

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study examined risk factors for self-reported injury incurred before arrival at Ordnance School for advanced individual training (AIT). STUDY DESIGN: 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) >/=30years/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>/=30years/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.

Language: en