Table 3.
Proportions of injured/non-injured.
| Grouping | Injured | Not Injured | Total | χ2 (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 165 (76.0%) | 52 (24%) | 217 (100.0%) | ||
| Sex | female | 13 (72.2%) | 5 (27.8%) | 18 (100%) | 0.157 (0.692) |
| male | 152 (76.4%) | 47 (23.6%) | 199 (100%) | ||
| Age | >35 years | 91 (82.7%) | 19 (17.3%) | 110(100.0%) | 5.48 (0.019) |
| ≤35 years | 74 (69.2%) | 33 (30.8%) | 107 (100.0%) | ||
| Position | WFF | 139 (77.7%) | 40 (22.3%) | 179 (100.0%) | 1.99 (0.369) |
| foreperson | 20 (71.4%) | 8 (28.6%) | 28 (100.0%) | ||
| Crew leader | 6 (60.0%) | 4 (40.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | ||
| Experience | >10 years | 100 (83.3%) * | 20 (16.7%) | 120 (100.0%) | 7.84 (0.005) |
| <10 years | 65 (67.0%) | 32 (33.0%) | 97 (100.0%) | ||
| Physical activity (hours) | <3 h | 38 (79.2%) | 10 (20.8%) | 48 (100.0%) | 0.333 (0.847) |
| 3–5 h | 54 (75.0%) | 18 (25.0%) | 72 (100.0%) | ||
| >5 h | 73 (75.3%) | 24 (24.7%) | 97 (100.0%) | ||
| PE (kg) | >10 kg | 113 (73.4%) | 41 (26.6%) | 154 (100.0%) | 2.06 (0.151) |
| <10 kg | 52 (82.5%) | 11 (17.5%) | 63 (100.0%) | ||
| Preventive training | Yes | 122 (78.2%) | 34 (21.8%) | 156 (100.0%) | 1.43 (0.231) |
| No | 43 (70.5%) | 18 (29.5%) | 61 (100.0%) | ||
*, significant differences within years’ experience groups >10 years and <10 years (p ≤ 0.05); χ2, chi-square analysis; p, significance level; WFFs, wildland firefighters; PE, personal equipment.