Table 3

Factors associated with injury

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Age (years)
    ≤151.9 (1.14 to 3.17)
    16–250.71 (0.44 to 1.14)
    26–400.79 (0.51 to 1.24)
    40+
Equipment
    Snowboard4.07 (1.65 to 10.08)
    Alpine3.82 (1.6 to 9.13)
    Skiboard1.05 (0.37 to 2.94)
    Telemark
Ski days this season
    0–5 days
    6–10 days0.5 (0.33 to 0.76)
    11+ days0.74 (0.46 to 1.18)
Total experience
    First day
    First week0.5 (0.3 to 0.83)
    1–4 weeks0.57 (0.34 to 0.94)
    4–8 weeks0.63 (0.37 to 1.08)
    >8 weeks0.43 (0.25 to 0.73)