Table 3

Associations of meniscal injury with participation in sports

SportNo. of cases exposedNo. of controls exposedOR (95% CI)
Each sport was examined in a separate regression model. Subjects were classified as exposed to a sport if they engaged in it at least five times per year at the age when they or their matched case first developed knee symptoms. For further details see text.
Soccer36626.9 (3.5 to 13.3)
Rugby11203.4 (1.5 to 7.8)
Running6221.4 (0.5 to 3.7)
Swimming14471.6 (0.8 to 3.0)
Other381322.1 (1.2 to 3.6)