Table 4

Determinants associated with having suffered a non-sports injury previous year among athletes (n=192) having participated in the Swedish Athletics team 2011–17 (ORs (95% CI) established by binary logistic regression analysis)

Male athletes (n=86)Female athletes (n=106)All athletes (n=192)
Simple modelsMultiple model
Nagelkerke R 2=0.11
Simple modelsMultiple model
Nagelkerke R 2=0.23
Simple modelsMultiple model
Nagelkerke R 2=0.05
Personal characteristics
Financially disadvantaged childhoodn.s.n.s.n.s.
Parents immigrants5.67 (1.31 to 24.5) (p=0.020)5.67 (1.31 to 24.5) (p=0.020)NANA4.56 (1.27 to 16.3) (p=0.020)4.56 (1.27 to 16.3) (p=0.020)
Endurance athleten.s.n.s.*7.37 (1.11 to 48.9) (p=0.039)n.s.
At-peak athleten.s.n.s.n.s.
Training loadn.s.n.s.n.s.
Abuse victimisation
Sexual abuseNANA6.14 (1.13 to 33.5) (p=0.036)8.61 (1.34 to 55.1) (p=0.023)n.s.
Physical abusen.s.n.s.n.s.†
Bullyingn.s.‡n.s.n.s.§
Sense of coherence
SOC-13n.s.n.s.n.s.
Coping strategies (Brief COPE)
Self-blamen.s.n.s.n.s.
‘Exploiting support to take action’n.s.n.s.n.s.
‘Behavioural disengagement’n.s.n.s.n.s.
‘Humour and positive reframing’n.s.n.s.
‘Turning to religion’n.s.n.s.n.s.
  • *(5.41 (0.94 to 31.2) (p=0.059).

  • †(3.12 (0.91 to 10.7) (p=0.072).

  • ‡(2.70 (0.90 to 8.10) (p=0.076).

  • §(6.20 (0.75 to 51.5) (p=0.091).

  • NA, not available; n.s, not significant at 5% level.