Risk factors associated with self-reported training-related injury before arrival at the US Army Ordnance School

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Risk factors associated with self-reported training-related injury before arrival at the US army ordnance school

Objective: This study examined risk factors for self-reported injury incurred before arrival at
Ordnance School for advanced individual training (AIT).
Study design: During AIT in-processing, soldiers (n ¼ 27,289 men and 3856 women)
completed a questionnaire that collected demographic and lifestyle information, and
asked if the soldier currently had an injury that would affect their AIT performance.
Methods: Potential risk factors for self-reported injury were explored using logistic
regression.
Results: For men, self-reported injury was associated with older age [odds ratio (OR)
30years/17e19 years ¼ 1.9], race (OR Black/Caucasian ¼ 1.2), basic combat training (BCT)
site (OR Fort Benning/Fort Jackson ¼ 1.7; OR Fort Leonard Wood/Fort Jackson ¼ 1.6, OR Fort Knox/Fort Jackson ¼ 1.3), smoking on 20 or more days in the 30 days prior to BCT (OR
smoker/non-smoker ¼ 1.2) and current illness (OR ill/not ill ¼ 6.2). For women, increased
self-reported injury was associated with older age (OR 30years/17e19 years ¼ 2.0), BCT
site (OR Fort Leonard Wood/Fort Jackson ¼ 1.5) and current illness (OR ill/not ill ¼ 5.8).
Conclusions: Certain demographic characteristics and lifestyle behaviours may be identified
as injury risk factors on arrival at Ordnance AIT.