Table 1 Firefighter cohort descriptive statistics at baseline by age category
From: Differences in 5-year weight change between younger and older US firefighters
< 45 years old | ≥45 years old | |
|---|---|---|
n | 509 | 147 |
Duration Between Trials (y) | 4.8 ± 0.6 | 4.7 ± 0.5 |
Age (y) | 35.1 ± 6.0 | 48.5 ± 2.8 |
Male (%) | 89 | 91 |
White/Other (%) | 80 | 80 |
African American (%) | 20 | 20 |
Height (m) | 70.0 ± 3.1 | 69.8 ± 2.7 |
Weight (kg) | 88.5 ± 14.6 | 89.9 ± 15.7 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.8 ± 3.8 | 28.5 ± 4.1 |
Normal (%) | 22 | 17 |
Overweight (%) | 53 | 48 |
Obese (%) | 25 | 35 |