Table 5.

Univariate mean comparisons of errors of self-reported body height (mm).

Selected variables	n	Mean	SEM	p	Significancea
Gender				<0.001
Men	820	28	1		A
Women	81	17	2		B
Race				0.799
White	707	22	1
Black	90	23	2
Other	104	23	2
Age group				0.985
18–32 (young)	284	23	2
33–44 (mid-age)	326	23	2
45 + (senior)	291	23	2
Period of service				0.830
60 months ≤ (new)	265	22	2
61–120 months (mid)	172	23	2
121–240 months (senior)	236	24	2
≥ 241 months (extended)	228	23	2
Job title				0.070
Officer	214	25	2
Master firefighter	32	23	4
Firefighter	592	25	1
Other	63	19	3
Geographic location				< 0.0001
Fort Worth, TX	261	27	2		A
Philadelphia, PA	195	25	2		AB
Phoenix, AZ	193	22	2		BC
Rockville, MD	252	18	2		C
BMI				0.352
Mid-weight (+ under)	364	22	2
Overweight	255	23	2
Severely overweight	282	24	2

^aMeans with the same letter were not significantly different.