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- Title
Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Injuries Among Greek Army Officer Cadets Undergoing Basic Combat Training.
- Authors
Havenetidis, Konstantinos; Paxinos, Thrasivoulos
- Abstract
Objectives: Predictors of work-related injuries were assessed using data from a group of Greek Army officer cadets. Methods: Cadets (17 = 253) were monitored by physicians for musculoskeletal injuries resulting through a 7-week Basic Combat Training (BCT) period. Potential predictors of musculoskeletal injuries (Cadets' entry number, body mass index [BMI], body fat percentage [BFP], gender, age, sport experience, and nationality) were modeled via univariate and multivariate logistic regressions. Results: Using odds ratio (OR) and confidence interval (C1), it was shown that older age (OR = 0.73: 95% CI = 0.56-0.96), female gender (OR = 0.13; 95% CI = 0.02-0.81 ), high BFP (OR = 1.21 95% CI = 1.07-1.37), and Greek nationality (OR = 0.22; 95% CI = 0.07-0.69) were all associated with musculoskeletal injuries. These factors, except for gender, were also related to overuse injuries. Conclusions: During BCT, adiposity expressed as BFP and not as BMI can predict the magnitude and type (acute--overuse) of musculoskeletal injuries in Greek cadets.
- Subjects
GREECE; MUSCULOSKELETAL system injuries; GREECE. Army; MILITARY cadets; MILITARY officers; BASIC training (Military education)
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2011, Vol 176, Issue 10, p1111
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00448