Table 5

 Odds ratio (OR) and confidence interval (CI) of knee injury at follow up by flexibility, endurance strength, and physical activity at baseline, and age, body mass index (BMI), and physical activity at follow up

VariableMenWomen
UnivariateMultivariateUnivariateMultivariate
OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
*Denominator of odds ratios.
Age at follow up1.23 (1.07 to 1.42)0.0041.30 (1.09 to 1.56)0.0041.11 (0.93 to 1.33)0.261.15 (0.92 to 1.45)0.21
BMI at follow up1.05 (0.99 to 1.12)0.091.06 (0.98 to 1.14)0.171.10 (1.03 to 1.16)0.0021.16 (1.07 to 1.24)0.000
Flexibility tertiles
    Low1 (Reference)*1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
    Intermediate0.81 (0.42 to 1.53)0.510.66 (0.33 to 1.32)0.241.30 (0.63 to 2.68)0.481.03 (0.47 to 2.27)0.94
    High1.45 (0.82 to 2.57)0.201.11 (0.59 to 2.08)0.750.75 (0.33 to 1.66)0.470.66 (0.28 to 1.55)0.34
Endurance strength tertiles
    Low1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
    Intermediate1.16 (0.60 to 2.22)0.661.28 (0.63 to 2.58)0.491.61 (0.73 to 3.57)0.241.56 (0.67 to 3.64)0.30
    High1.96 (1.05 to 3.64)0.0342.05 (1.03 to 4.11)0.0421.38 (0.60 to 3.18)0.451.70 (0.70 to 4.13)0.24
School age physical activity
    Inactive1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
    Active1.34 (0.83 to 2.18)0.231.47 (0.79 to 2.73)0.231.78 (0.88 to 3.61)0.112.07 (0.88 to 4.90)0.10
Physical activity at follow up
    1–31 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
    4–51.17 (0.71 to 1.91)0.541.25 (0.67 to 2.33)0.480.84 (0.41 to 1.70)0.620.98 (0.42 to 2.29)0.95
    6–70.88 (0.42 to 1.87)0.750.96 (0.53 to 2.71)0.651.07 (0.44 to 2.62)0.880.78 (0.26 to 2.39)0.67