Can anthropometric, body composition, and bone variables be considered risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in Brazilian military students?

Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of risk factors with respect to general sample characteristics for categorical variables

Variables	B	SE	OR	95% CI OR	P
Non-athlete^a	0.078	0.312	1.081	0.587–1.994	0.802
No disease^b	0.041	0.613	1.042	0.313–3.465	0.947
No previous injury^c	0.553	0.316	1.739	0.935–3.233	0.080
Sports practice^d	−1.129	0.559	0.323	0.108–0.968	0.044

Abbreviations: B beta coefficient of logistic regression, SE standard error, OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, BMI body mass index
^anon-athlete during the follow-up
^bno history of chronic disease prior to the service
^cno history MI prior to the service
^dsports experience prior to military service

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