Table 1.
Mean resistance index to frostbite (RIF) scores.
| N | RIF (Mean ± SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| All Participants | 109 | 5.0 ± 1.5 |
| Injury Status | ||
| Injured | 40 | 5.1 ± 1.5 |
| Uninjured | 69 | 4.9 ± 1.4 |
| Injury Severity | ||
| Frostbite | 34 | 4.9 ± 1.4 |
| Frostnip | 6 | 5.7 ± 2.0 |
| Injury Location | ||
| Non-Extremity | 26 | 5.2 ± 1.7 |
| All Extremities | 14 | 4.9 ± 1.3 |
| Feet | 1 | 4.0 ± 0.0 |
| Hands | 9 | 5.3 ± 1.2 |
| Both Hands and Feet | 4 | 4.3 ± 1.3 |
| Smoking Behaviour | ||
| Smoker | 47 | 5.3 ± 1.6 |
| Non-Smoker | 62 | 4.8 ± 1.3 |
| Rank | ||
| Junior NCM | 94 | 5.0 ± 1.5 |
| Senior NCM | 12 | 5.0 ± 1.3 |
| Junior Officer | 3 | 4.7 ± 0.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 60 | 5.0 ± 1.5 |
| Non-Caucasian | 15 | 5.9 ± 1.3 |
| Asian | 5 | 5.0 ± 1.0 |
| Aboriginal | 4 | 6.5 ± 1.7 |
| Mixed ethnicity | 4 | 6.5 ± 1.3 |
| African | 2 | 6.0 ± 0.0 |
| Declined to Answer | 34 | 4.7 ± 1.2 |