Law enforcement personnel are willing to change, but report influencing beliefs and barriers to optimised dietary intake

Table 1 Demographic related characteristics and descriptive results of the 159 participants (n= available data of the 159 participants for that variable)

Characteristic	n (%)
Gender (n=156)
Male	116 (74.0%)
Female	40 (26.0%)
Age (years) median (range) (n=158)^a	27 (19–60)
Weight (lbs) median (range) (n=159)^a	175 (110–280)
Weight (kg) median (range) (n=159)^a	79 (50–127)
Body Mass Index (kg/m²) (n=159)
< 18.5	0 (0.0%)
18.5–24.9	52 (32.7%)
25.0–29.9	82 (51.5%)
> 30	25 (15.7%)
Height (ft) median (range) (n=159)^a	5.8 (4.6–6.5)
Height (m) median (range) (n=159)^a	1.8 (1.4–2.0)
Resistance training (n=158)^b
1 session per week	15 (9.0%)
2 sessions per week	35 (22.0%)
3 sessions per week	58 (37.0%)
≥ 4 sessions per week	50 (32.0%)
Endurance/aerobic (n=159)^b
1 session per week	6 (4.0%)
2 sessions per week	36 (23.0%)
3 sessions per week	64 (40.0%)
≥ 4 sessions per week	53 (33.0%)
Follows a special diet (n=153)^c
No	71 (46.4%)
Yes	82 (53.6%)
Diets followed (n=153) ^d
High protein	62 (40.5%)
Low-carb	22 (14.4%)
Salt-reduced	17 (11.1%)
No sugar	13 (8.5%)
High-carb	12 (7.8%)
Low-calorie	10 (6.5%)
Carbohydrate cycling	7 (4.6%)
Other^e	23 (15.2%)
Who most often prepares meals (n=152)
Only me	77 (50.7%)
Family member	45 (29.6%)
Partner	22 (14.5%)
Other^e	8 (5.3%)

^a All continuous variables (age, weight, height) were not normally distributed hence are reported as median (range). ^b Training session length not defined. ^c The reason for following a special diet could be a lifestyle choice or due to a medical condition i.e. diabetes. ^d Participants were to select all that applied hence non accumulative percentage. ^e Other includes: vegetarian, Atkins, gluten free, vegan, dairy free, paleo, lacto-ovo vegetarian, food allergy or intolerance, high calorie. ^f Other includes: special food service and restaurants

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