Table 1

Participant characteristics

CharacteristicData
N3140
Age, mean (SD) years38.48 (8.31)
Gender, n (%)
 Male2609 (83.3)
 Female523 (16.7)
 Not known8 (0.3)
Body mass index, n (%)
 <25 kg/m2 610 (19.4)
 ≥25 and<30 kg/m2 1460 (46.5)
 ≥30 and<35 kg/m2 781 (24.9)
 ≥35 kg/m2 271 (8.6)
 Not known18 (0.6)
 Race, n (%)
 White2681 (85.4)
 Black257 (8.2)
 Asian34 (1.1)
 Native American21 (0.7)
 Pacific Islander1 (0.03)
 Other100 (3.2)
 Not known46 (1.5)
 Ethnicity, n (%)
 Hispanic162 (5.2)
 Other2806 (89.4)
 Not known172 (5.5)
Overtime hours per month, mean (SD)
 Mandatory8.23 (14.01)
 Voluntary12.97 (19.76)
 Total19.46 (23.18)
Night shift frequency, n (%)
 Never or nearly never1290 (41.1)
 1–4 per week612 (19.5)
 1–4 per month584 (18.6)
 Nearly every day615 (19.6)
 Not known39 (1.2)
Long work shifts per week (≥11 hours), n (%)
 None390 (12.4)
 >0 -<21029 (32.8)
 ≥2 -<4496 (15.8)
 ≥4482 (15.4)
 Not known743 (23.7)
Work hours per week, n (%)
 <48 hours1820 (58.0)
 ≥48 hours1260 (40.1)
 Not known60 (1.9)
Usual shift schedule, n (%)
 Fixed1822 (58.0)
 Irregular274 (8.7)
 Rotating782 (24.9)
 Other239 (7.6)
 Not known23 (0.7)
Average sleep duration over the last 4 weeks*, n (%)
 <6 hours956 (30.4)
 ≥6 hours1780 (56.7)
 Not known404 (12.9)
Daytime sleepiness, n (%)
 Normal (<11 ESS) daytime sleepiness2195 (69.9)
 Excessive (≥11 ESS) daytime sleepiness809 (25.8)
 Not known136 (4.3)
Burnout, n† (%)
 High EE747 (23.8)
 High DP1338 (42.6)
 Low PA1278 (40.7)
 Overall burnout‡556 (17.7)
Police officers that had at least 1 dimension of burnout, n (%)
 No1072 (34.1)
 Yes2068 (65.9)
  • *Per 24-hour period.

  • †The burnout characteristics are not mutually exclusive (eg, a participant could have both high EE and low PA).

  • ‡Defined as high EE, high DP, with or without low PA.

  • DP, depersonalisation; EE, emotional exhaustion; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; PA, personal accomplishment.