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. 2016 Dec 2;59(1):81–87. doi: 10.1539/joh.15-0296-FS

Table 2.

The participants' occupational and demographic characteristics

Variable Mean (SD) Number (%)
SD: Standard Deviation BMI: Body Mass Index GCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Education
Age (year) 33.3 (6.3) -
Work experience in suppression division (year) 9.8 (6.4) -
Height (cm) 178.4 (5.5) -
Weight (kg) 80.9 (9.5) -
BMI (kg/m2) 25.41 (2.5) -
Leisure-time physical exercise hours per week 8.01 (6.08) -
Smoking habit Yes - 56 (15)
No - 295 (78.9)
Quit smoking - 23 (6.1)
Marital status Married - 297 (79.4)
Single - 77 (20.6)
Having extra job Yes - 130 (34.9)
No 242 (65.1)
Educational level GCSE - 198 (53.4)
Associate degree - 95 (25.6)
Bachelor or above - 78 (21)
Job position Station manager - 18 (4.9)
Shift commander - 38 (10.3)
Commander assistant - 53 (14.4)
Senior firefighter - 70 (19)
Firefighter - 190 (51.5)