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. 2020 Mar 12;10(3):e032933. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032933

Table 2.

Fitness and health status data of male firefighters of the Military Fire Service of the State of Espírito Santo (CBMES)

Variable Category N %
Self-reported physical activity Protected 335 37.56
At risk 557 62.44
Cardiorespiratory fitness ≥12 METs 580 65.02
<12 METs 270 30.27
Body mass index
(BMI, kg/m2)
<25 Eutrophic 355 39.80
25≤ BMI <30 Overweight 434 48.65
≥30 Obese 98 10.99
Body fat (%) <25 Non-obese 650 72.87
≥25 Obese 234 26.23
Central obesity (cm) <94 No risk 723 81.05
≥94 At risk 166 18.61
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) <200 683 76.57
≥200 205 22.98
Glucose (mg/dL) <100 612 68.61
≥100 274 30.72
Triglycerides (mg/dL) <150 756 84.75
≥150 125 14.01

METs, metabolic equivalents.