Table 4

Associations between lifetime sexual and physical abuse, personal background factors and 1 year prevalence of sports injury (>3 weeks' time loss) among athletics athletes (n=197)

Sports injury (1 year prevalence)
Men (n=92)Women (n=105)All athletes (n=197)
Simple modelsMultiple modelsSimple modelsMultiple modelsSimple modelsMultiple models
Lifetime abuse
 SexualNSNSNSNS
 PhysicalNSNS4.18 (1.10 to 15.83)
(P=0.035)
12.37 (1.52 to 100.37)
(P=0.019)
2.44 (1.11 to 5.40)
(P=0.027)
2.44 (1.11 to 5.40)
(P=0.027)
Athletics
 Commencing >13 years of ageNSNSNSNS
 Event categoryNSNSNSNS
 Training loadNSNSNSNS
Childhood family
 Parents ≤12 years of formal education0.37 (0.14 to 0.96) (P=0.040)0.37 (0.14 to 0.96) (P=0.040)NSNS
 Parents financially disadvantagedNSNSNSNS
 ImmigrantsNSNSNS0.07 (0.01 to 0.82) (P=0.035)NS
Social behaviours
 Regular use of alcoholic beveragesNSNSNSNS*
 Binge drinkingNSNSNSNS
R2 =0.06 R2 =0.14 R2 =0.03
  • Values are OR (95% CI).

  • *2.53 (0.95 to 6.71) (P=0.063).