Univariate analysis of clinical and laboratory data for male police officers and male firefighters by age group
| Male | ||||||
| Age≤30 years | Age 31–40 years | Age>40 years | ||||
| Police officers (n=1307) | Firefighters (n=361) | Police officers (n=2336) | Firefighters (n=459) | Police officers (n=2284) | Firefighters (n=437) | |
| LoS (years) | 4±2.5 | 3.6±2.7* | 10±5.7 | 9.1±6.2** | 22.5±5 | 23.4±5** |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3±3.3 | 25.6±2.8*** | 27.4±3.3 | 26.4±3*** | 28.4±3.7 | 27.7±3.7*** |
| WC≥94 cm (n, %) | 374 (28.6) | 57 (15.8) *** | 1088 (46.6) | 128 (27.9) *** | 1442 (63.1) | 222 (50.8) *** |
| Musculoskeletal disease (n, %) | 76 (5.8) | 18 (5) | 232 (9.9) | 55 (12) | 252 (11) | 51 (11.7) |
| Systemic hypertension (n, %) | 16 (1.2) | 4 (1.1) | 101 (4.3) | 8 (1.7) ** | 382 (16.7) | 51 (11.7) ** |
| Psychiatric diseases (n, %) | 23 (1.8) | 2 (0.6) | 89 (3.8) | 12 (2.6) | 116 (5.1) | 11 (2.5) * |
| Dyslipidaemia (n, %) | 6 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) | 53 (2.3) | 5 (1.1) | 141 (6.2) | 14 (3.2) * |
| Diabetes mellitus (n, %) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 10 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 80 (3.5) | 9 (2.1) * |
| CVD (n, %) | 5 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 6 (1.3) | 44 (1.9) | 7 (1.6) |
| Smoking (n, %) | 98 (7.5) | 16 (4.4) | 188 (8.1) | 20 (4.4) ** | 214 (9.4) | 27 (6.2) * |
| Alcohol consumption (n, %)† | 114 (8.7) | 33 (9.1) | 232 (9.9) | 48 (10.5) | 308 (13.5) | 69 (15.8) * |
| PA<150 min/week (n, %) | 342 (26.2) | 32 (8.9) *** | 739 (31.6) | 67 (14.6) *** | 801 (35.1) | 113 (25.9) *** |
| PA≥150 min/week (n, %) | 442 (33.8) | 148 (41) *** | 888 (38) | 211 (46) *** | 963 (42.2) | 221 (50.6) *** |
| PA≥300 min/week (n, %) | 523 (40) | 181 (50.1) *** | 709 (30.4) | 181 (39.4) *** | 520 (22.8) | 103 (23.6) *** |
| Laboratory tests | ||||||
| Gluc. >99 mg/dL (n, %) | 37 (3.0) | 9 (2.6) | 161 (7.2) | 22 (5.2) | 503 (22.8) | 89 (21.4) |
| TC>190 mg/dL (n, %) | 462 (37.7) | 110 (33.2) | 1199 (54.6) | 209 (50.2) | 131 (60.2) | 249 (61.8) |
| TG>150 mg/dL (n, %) | 285 (23.0) | 46 (13.7) *** | 860 (38.9) | 114 (27.0) *** | 1039 (47.5) | 156 (38.5) ** |
| Exercise stress test | ||||||
| Ischaemia | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (2.2) | 3 (5.2) | 90 (4.3) | 21 (5.2) |
| Arrhythmia (n, %) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 19 (6.9) | 2 (3.5) | 171 (8.2) | 16 (4) ** |
| High blood pressure (n, %) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (3.3) | 4 (6.9) | 120 (5.8) | 15 (3.7) |
| Conclusion not ready (n, %) | 236 (18.1) | 34 (9.4) *** | 662 (28.3) | 68 (14.8) *** | 904 (39.6) | 128 (29.3) *** |
**p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
†Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test–Concise score≥4.
BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; Gluc, fasting glucose; LoS, length of service; PA, physical activity; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.