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Table 2 The effects of number of regularly engaged sports, self-perceived competitive levels of sports, and overall duration of sports participation on the current knee symptoms, adjusted by anxiety level, depression level and type of work surface (N = 1305)

From: Associations between sport participation and knee symptoms: a cross-sectional study involving 3053 undergraduate students

Variable

Odds Ratio

95% CI of Odds Ratio

Sports participation Time, Hours per Week

1.10*

1.04 to 1.16

Number of sports participated regularly (Reference: One)

 Two or more

1.05

0.67 to 1.67

Self-perceived competitiveness (Reference: Recreational)

 Mainly recreational

1.31

0.80 to 2.14

 Mainly competitive

1.19

0.64 to 2.22

 Competitive

2.92*

1.67 to 5.10

Anxiety (DASS)

1.07

1.04 to 1.17

Depression (DASS)

1.03

0.96 to 1.11

Work surface (Reference: Dinning Table)

 Desk

3.55

1.14 to 11.1

 Bed

2.82

1.00 to 7.92

  1. Significant odds ratio is annotated by asterisk (*)