Table 3

Univariate analysis of clinical and laboratory data for female police officers and female firefighters by age group

Female
Age≤30 yearsAge>30 years
Police officers
(n=299)
Firefighters
(n=57)
Police officers
(n=395)
Firefighters
(n=33)
LoS (years)3.4±2.63.5±3.210.9±7.15.4±6.1***
BMI (kg/m2)23.4±2.922.8±1.824.8±3.622.7±2.1***
WC≥80 cm (n, %)82 (27.4)10 (17.5)197 (49.9)6 (18.2)***
Musculoskeletal disease (n, %)13 (4.4)5 (8.8)32 (8.1)1 (3)
SH (n, %)2 (0.7)0 (0)15 (3.8)0 (0)
Psychiatric diseases (n, %)10 (3.3)1 (1.8)33 (8.4)2 (6.1)
Dyslipidaemia (n, %)2 (0.7)0 (0)3 (0.8)0 (0)
Diabetes mellitus (n, %)1 (0.3)0 (0)1 (0.3)0 (0)
Heart disease (n, %)0 (0)0 (0)2 (0.5)0 (0)
Smoking (n, %)13 (4.4)0 (0)26 (6.6)1 (3)
Alcohol consumption (n, %) Ɨ12 (4)3 (5.3)12 (3)1 (3)
PA<150 min/week (n, %)76 (25.4)2 (3.5)***117 (29.6)4 (12.1)
PA≥150 min/week (n, %)93 (31.1)25 (43.9)***138 (34.9)14 (42.4)
PA≥300 min/week (n, %)130 (43.5)30 (52.6)***140 (35.4)15 (45.5)
Laboratory tests
Gluc. >99 mg/dL (n, %)4 (1.4)1 (1.8)14 (4.8)28 (100)
TC>190 mg/dL (n, %)116 (39.9)23 (42.6)116 (38.9)10 (35.7)
TG>150 mg/dL (n, %)42 (14.4)8 (14.8)40 (13.8)3 (10.7)
Exercise stress test
 Ischaemia (n, %)0 (0)0 (0)8 (8)0 (0)
 Arrhythmia (n, %)0 (0)0 (0)1 (1)1 (50)*
 High blood pressure (n, %)0 (0)0 (0)4 (4)0 (0)
Conclusion not ready (n, %)36 (12)5 (8.8)69 (17.5)3 (9.1)
  • **p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

  • †Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages: AUDIT-C score≥3.

  • BMI, body mass index; Gluc, fasting glucose; Los, length of service; PA, physical activity; SH, systemic hypertension; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.