Explanatory models for training in the heat (ie, heat acclimatisation/acclimation) prior to the 2015 IAAF World Championships presented as ORs (95% CI) calculated by simple and multiple logistic regression analyses
| 95% OR | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prechampionship heat acclimatisation | ||
| Simple models | Multiple model | |
| Sex | 1.90 (1.01 to 3.56) (p=0.045) | 1.97 (1.02 to 3.82) (p=0.043) |
| Age | NS | |
| Continent (reference: Europe) | NS (p=0.057) | |
| Human Development Index (reference: very high-level countries) Lower developmental levels (very low-level, low-level, high-level countries) | NS | |
| Event category (reference: speed/power events) Endurance events | NS | |
| Prechampionships medical support available | NS | |
| Experience of heat-related symptoms | 1.88 (1.01 to 3.51) (p=0.048) | |
| Previous EHI diagnosis | 7.27 (3.11 to 16.97) (p<0.001) | 7.47 (3.15 to 17.69) (p<0.001) |
CI, confidence interval; EHI, exertional heat illness; IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations; NS, not significant; OR, odds ratio.