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. 2019 Oct 4;10:2216. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02216

TABLE 6.

Linear mixed-effects model for repeated measures with HRpeak above resting as a function phases of the calls, officer characteristics, incident factors, and training with and without movement as a covariate.

Without movement
With movement
B SE t p B SE t p
Fixed effects
(intercept) 28.61 5.40 5.30 < 0.001 28.66 5.23 5.48 < 0.001
Phase of calla
 Encounter/use-of-force/arrest 24.39 1.04 23.52 < 0.001 18.15 1.02 17.72 < 0.001
 Arrival on scene 20.28 0.65 31.36 < 0.001 11.58 0.67 17.32 < 0.001
 Enroute 6.41 0.45 14.11 < 0.001 7.33 0.40 18.20 < 0.001
 Dispatch
Sex
 Female 3.39 2.21 1.54 0.130 2.71 2.14 1.27 0.209
 Male
Age –0.18 0.16 –1.12 0.266 –0.21 0.15 –1.35 0.181
Years of service –0.08 0.47 –0.17 0.867 0.03 0.46 0.07 0.942
Call priority
 (1) Very urgent 7.00 1.55 4.52 < 0.001 5.61 1.39 4.04 < 0.001
 (2) Urgent 1.82 0.87 2.09 0.037 1.32 0.78 1.68 0.093
 (3) Routine
Weapon(s) reported/accessible
 Yes 3.80 1.60 2.37 0.018 4.11 1.44 2.85 0.005
 No
Arrest/apprehension
 Arrest 6.48 1.74 3.72 < 0.001 6.49 1.57 4.14 < 0.001
 MHA apprehension 3.65 2.02 1.80 0.072 2.80 1.81 1.54 0.123
 Present while other officer conducted arrest 3.17 2.19 1.45 0.148 1.47 1.97 0.75 0.454
 No
Use-of-force
 Firearm 8.30 1.90 4.36 < 0.001 7.64 1.71 4.46 < 0.001
 Non-firearm 0.58 1.77 0.33 0.743 –0.17 1.59 –0.11 0.913
 No
Level of training –0.22 0.81 –0.28 0.784 –0.19 0.78 –0.24 0.807
Movement 2.53 0.11 24.04 < 0.001
Random effects Var SD Var SD
Officer (intercept) 36.47 6.0 35.69 6.0

Unstandardized regression coefficient (B), standard error (SE), and t-value (t). Mean resting heart rate was 63 beats per minute. aRepeated measures.