Risk Factors Associated with Self-Reported Training-Related Injury before Arrival at the US Army Ordnance School (PREPRINT)

摘要

This study examined risk factors for self-reported injury incurred before arrival at the U.S. Army Ordnance School for advanced individual training (AIT). During AIT in-processing, soldiers (n = 27,289 men and 3,856 women) completed a questionnaire that collected demographic and lifestyle information, and asked if the soldier currently had an injury that would affect his or her AIT performance. Potential risk factors for self-reported injury were explored using logistic regression. For men, self-reported injury was associated with older age odds ratio (OR) greater than or equal to (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) greater than or equal to 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. The authors conclude that certain demographic characteristics and lifestyle behaviors may be identified as injury risk factors on arrival at Ordnance AIT.