Predictors of injury
| Variable | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p Value | p Value | OR | 95% CI | |
| *Tae kwon do v Shotokan karate only. | ||||
| NS, not significant. | ||||
| Age: ⩾18 years v <18 years. | ||||
| Experience: ⩾3 years v <3 years. | ||||
| Hours/week: >3 hours v ⩽3 hours. | ||||
| Rank: Black belt v lower belts. | ||||
| Age | <0.0001 | 0.010 | 3.95 | 1.48 to 9.52 |
| Sex | 0.25 | NS | ||
| Experience | <0.0001 | 0.003 | 2.46 | 1.51 to 4.02 |
| Hours/week | <0.0001 | 0.045 | 1.85 | 1.13 to 3.05 |
| Rank | 0.07 | NS | ||
| Style | <0.001 | 0.009* | 3.34 | 1.52 to 7.32 |