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Table 2 Influence of HOR UV index and ethnicity on risk of stress fractures during BCT

From: A retrospective cohort study on the influence of UV index and race/ethnicity on risk of stress and lower limb fractures

  

Men

Women

Variable

Strata

n

Odds ratio (95%CI)

p-value

n

Odds ratio (95%CI)

p-value

UV Index

High

130,544

1.0

Referent

31,646

1.0

Referent

Medium

152,313

1.07 (1.01-1.13)

0.01

33,081

1.02 (0.97-1.08)

0.48

Low

138,606

0.92 (0.87-0.97)

<0.01

25,414

0.89 (0.84-0.95)

<0.01

Race/ethnicity

White

286,511

1.79 (1.66-1.93)

<0.01

45,779

1.60 (1.51-1.70)

<0.01

Black

65,270

1.0

Referent

27,261

1.0

Referent

Hispanic

47,447

1.61 (1.46-1.78)

<0.01

11,570

1.35 (1.24-1.47)

<0.01

Asian

13,605

1.44 (1.24-1.68)

<0.01

2,897

1.30 (1.12-1.50)

<0.01

Am. Indian

4,347

1.72 (1.37-2.15)

<0.01

1,513

1.31 (1.08-1.59)

<0.01

Other

1,183

2.59 (1.84-3.66)

0.01

332

1.74 (1.21-2.50)

<0.01

 

Unknown

3,100

1.11 (0.81-1.53)

0.52

789

1.05 (0.78-1.40)

0.77

  1. Am, American.
  2. BCT, Basic Combat Training.
  3. CI, Confidence Interval.
  4. HOR, Home of Record.
  5. UV, Ultraviolet.