Table 3.
Sociodemographic, occupational, life habits, fitness and health status variables association with central obesity in male firefighters of the Military Fire Service of the State of Espírito Santo (CBMES)
| Variable | Central obesity | |||||
| WC <94 cm | WC ≥94 cm | P value | ||||
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Age range (years) |
under 30 | 225 | 90.36% | 24 | 9.64% | <0.001 |
| 30 to 39 | 308 | 88.25% | 41 | 11.75% | ||
| 40 to 49 | 164 | 65.60% | 86 | 34.40% | ||
| 50 to 59 | 26 | 63.41% | 15 | 36.59% | ||
| Family income (US$) | 510 to 1020 | 126 | 91.30% | 12 | 8.70% | 0.005 |
| 1020 to 1530 | 230 | 78.23% | 64 | 21.77% | ||
| 1530 to 2040 | 170 | 77.98% | 48 | 22.02% | ||
| 2040 to 2550 | 87 | 86.14% | 14 | 13.86% | ||
| >2550 | 90 | 78.26% | 25 | 21.74% | ||
| Education | Graduation | 287 | 84.16% | 54 | 15.84% | 0.197 |
| High school | 233 | 78.72% | 63 | 21.28% | ||
| Postgraduate | 202 | 80.48% | 49 | 19.52% | ||
| Marital status | Single | 220 | 92.05% | 19 | 7.95% | <0.001 |
| Married | 485 | 77.48% | 141 | 22.52% | ||
| Other | 18 | 75.00% | 6 | 25.00% | ||
| Health insurance coverage | Yes | 454 | 81.36% | 104 | 18.64% | 0.973 |
| No | 269 | 81.27% | 62 | 18.73% | ||
| City of work | Vitória | 210 | 79.20% | 55 | 20.80% | 0.345 |
| Vila Velha | 68 | 88.30% | 9 | 11.70% | ||
| Cariacica | 48 | 76.20% | 15 | 23.80% | ||
| Serra | 45 | 81.80% | 10 | 18.20% | ||
| Inner cities | 352 | 82.10% | 77 | 17.90% | ||
| Type of current activity | Operational | 418 | 82.90% | 86 | 17.10% | 0.159 |
| Administrative | 305 | 79.20% | 80 | 20.80% | ||
| Main operational function | Rescue | 148 | 80.90% | 35 | 19.10% | 0.082 |
| ABTS | 280 | 78.40% | 77 | 21.60% | ||
| Other | 254 | 85.20% | 44 | 14.80% | ||
| Religious practice | No | 172 | 82.70% | 36 | 17.30% | 0.648 |
| Yes | 438 | 80.20% | 108 | 19.80% | ||
| Not applicable | 97 | 82.90% | 20 | 17.10% | ||
| Leisure practice | Yes | 656 | 81.70% | 147 | 18.30% | 0.363 |
| No | 66 | 77.60% | 19 | 22.40% | ||
| Smoking habits | Yes | 16 | 80.00% | 4 | 20.00% | 0.887 |
| No | 702 | 81.30% | 162 | 18.80% | ||
| Self-reported physical activity | Protected | 304 | 91.30% | 29 | 8.70% | <0.001 |
| At risk | 419 | 75.40% | 137 | 24.60% | ||
| Cardiorespiratory fitness | ≥12 METs | 533 | 92.10% | 46 | 7.90% | <0.001 |
| <12 METs | 166 | 61.70% | 103 | 38.30% | ||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | <200 | 568 | 83.30% | 114 | 16.70% | 0.005 |
| ≥200 | 152 | 74.50% | 52 | 25.50% | ||
| Glucose (mg/dL) | <100 | 529 | 86.70% | 81 | 13.30% | <0.001 |
| ≥100 | 189 | 69.00% | 85 | 31.00% | ||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | <150 | 648 | 85.90% | 106 | 14.10% | <0.001 |
| ≥150 | 66 | 52.80% | 59 | 47.20% | ||
ABTS, abbreviation from the Portuguese 'Auto-Busca Tanque e Salvamento'; METs, metabolic equivalents; WC, waist circumference.