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Table 3 Multivariate Association between Stress Fractures, Body Fat, and Race/Ethnicity

From: Association between stress fracture incidence and predicted body fat in United States Army Basic Combat Training recruits

Sex

Variable

Strata

n

Injury Incidence (cases/ 1000)

Multivariate Logistic Regression Odds Ratio (95%CI)

p-value

Men

Body Fat

< 8.90%

47,545

23.7

1.27 (1.16–1.39)

< 0.01

8.90–10.62%

46,603

18.2

0.98 (0.89–1.07)

0.61

10.63–12.08%

47,382

16.6

0.89 (0.81–0.98)

0.02

12.09–13.51%

47,706

16.5

0.89 (0.80–0.97)

0.01

13.52–15.05%

47,431

16.6

0.89 (0.81–0.99)

0.04

15.06–16.73%

47,778

18.7

1.00

Referent

16.74–18.60%

47,579

20.0

1.07 (0.97–1.17)

0.17

18.61–20.61%

47,525

20.4

1.08 (0.99–1.19)

0.09

20.62–23.52%

47,605

21.1

1.13 (1.03–1.23)

0.01

≥ 23.53%

47,591

21.4

1.17 (1.07–1.28)

< 0.01

Race/Ethnicity

Black

72,155

12.2

1.00

Referent

White

324,089

21.0

1.72 (1.60–1.85)

< 0.01

Hispanic

52,684

19.3

1.56 (1.43–1.71)

< 0.01

Asian

15,439

17.0

1.38 (1.20–1.59)

< 0.01

Am Indian

4812

21.8

1.75 (1.42–2.15)

< 0.01

Other

1393

25.8

2.12 (1.52–2.98)

< 0.01

Unknown

5173

16.0

1.31 (1.04–1.64)

0.02

Women

Body Fat

< 22.90%

10,779

90.1

1.22 (1.11–1.35)

< 0.01

22.90–24.56%

10,802

81.4

1.09 (0.98–1.20)

0.10

24.57–25.97%

10,805

80.2

1.06 (0.96–1.18)

0.22

25.98–27.23%

10,752

79.6

1.05 (0.95–1.16)

0.35

27.24–28.53%

10,712

76.6

1.00

Referent

28.54–29.55%

10,827

81.1

1.07 (0.97–1.18)

0.21

29.56–30.78%

10,842

80.8

1.06 (0.96–1.17)

0.23

30.79–32.21%

10,788

72.6

0.95 (0.86–1.06)

0.35

32.22–34.20%

10,793

77.4

1.03 (0.93–1.13)

0.63

≥ 34.21%

10,806

79.2

1.07 (0.97–1.18)

0.18

Race/Ethnicity

Black

31,661

60.9

1.00

Referent

White

55,580

90.5

1.54 (1.46–1.63)

< 0.01

Hispanic

13,388

81.5

1.37 (1.27–1.48)

< 0.01

Asian

3608

76.8

1.28 (1.12–1.46)

< 0.01

Am Indian

1784

81.3

1.37 (1.15–1.64)

< 0.01

Other

428

102.8

1.77 (1.29–2.43)

< 0.01

Unknown

1457

74.1

1.23 (1.01–1.51)

0.04