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Table 5 Significant univariate Cox regression findings

From: Aetiological Factors of Running-Related Injuries: A 12 Month Prospective “Running Injury Surveillance Centre” (RISC) Study

Variable

Injured (n = 132)

Uninjured (n = 126)

Unadjusted HR

95% CI

P value

Adjusted HR

95% CI

P value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Lower to Upper

Lower to Upper

FSP–RFS (Reference)

71 RFS (54%)

79 RFS (70%)

1.00

  

1.00

  

FSP–NRFS

61 NRFS (46%)

35 NRFS (30%)

1.14

1.00 to 2.06

0.05*

1.37

0.93 to 2.01

0.11

Knee Valgus at Initial Contact (°)

− 1.6 ± 2.9

− 2.6 ± 2.8

1.09

1.03 to 1.16

0.00*

1.10

1.03 to 1.17

0.00*

Knee Valgus at Toe Off (°)

− 2.7 ± 3.0

− 3.8 ± 3.1

1.09

1.03 to 1.15

0.00*

1.10

1.04 to 1.17

0.00*

Peak Knee Valgus (°)

− 1.0 ± 3.0

− 1.9 ± 3.0

1.07

1.01 to 1.13

0.02*

1.08

1.02 to 1.15

0.01*

Knee Int Rot at Peak Knee Flexion (°)

21.3 ± 7.5

19.5 ± 8.0

1.03

1.00 to 1.05

0.03*

1.03

1.00 to 1.05

0.04*

Knee Rotation Excursion (°)

20.3 ± 5.2

19.3 ± 4.1

1.04

1.00 to 1.08

0.03*

1.05

1.01 to 1.09

0.02*

Peak Thorax Drop to Contralateral Side (°)

1.2 ± 2.3

0.8 ± 2.2

1.06

0.98 to 1.15

0.13

1.09

1.00 to 1.18

0.05*

No previous injury (Reference)

68 (52%)

84 (67%)

1.00

  

1.00

  

Previous Injury

64 (48%)

42 (33%)

1.57

1.12 to 2.21

0.01*

1.57

1.10 to 2.23

0.01*

Not training for a marathon (Reference)

48 (46%)

70 (54%)

1.00

  

1.00

  

Training for a marathon

84 (64%)

56 (46%)

1.75

1.22 to 2.50

0.00*

1.76

1.22 to 2.54

0.00*

Change shoes 0–3 months (Reference)

14 (11%)

13 (10%)

1.00

  

1.00

  

Change shoes 4–6 months

40 (30%)

37 (29%)

0.50

0.23 to 1.07

0.07

0.49

0.23 to 1.06

0.07

Change shoes 7–12 months

42 (32%)

33 (26%)

0.46

0.22 to 0.98

0.05*

0.45

0.20 to 0.99

0.05*

Change shoes 12 months + 

36 (27%)

43 (34%)

0.40

0.19 to 0.86

0.02*

0.38

0.17 to 0.85

0.02*

  1. FSP: foot strike pattern; RFS: rear-foot strike; NRFS: non-rear-foot strike; Int Rot: internal rotation; n: sample size; SD: standard deviation; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; *: p value significant at p < 0.05. The adjusted results are statistically controlled for sex, age and mileage