Table 5 Systolic function parameters of the study population (firefighters, police officers, and office workers).
Variables | Firefighters (FFs) (n = 97) | Police officers (POs) (n = 55) | Office workers (OWs) (n = 46) | Linear regression Estimated difference [95%-CI], p-value (adjusted for age) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | OWs vs. FFs | POs vs. FFs | POs vs. OWs | |
% FS | 33.4 ± 4.9 | 33.1 ± 6.4 | 31.7 ± 3.8 | −1.46 (−2.99–0.07) p = 0.061 | −0.14 (−2.14–1.85) p = 0.886 | 1.31 (−0.77–3.40) p = 0.214 |
SV MOD A4C (ml) | 67.9 ± 19.4 | 62.2 ± 16.9 | 63.7 ± 16.4 | −4.59 (−11.11–1.92) p = 0.166 | −5.24 (−11.57–1.09) p = 0.104 | −1.52 (−8.25–5.21) p = 0.655 |
LVEF (%) | 62.8 ± 6.6 | 62.5 ± 6.8 | 63.0 ± 5.7 | 0.31 (−1.96–2.58) p = 0.787 | −0.04 (−2.40–2.31) p = 0.970 | −0.49 (−2.98–2.00) p = 0.696 |
LVEDV MOD BP (ml) | 106.2 ± 23.6 | 94.2 ± 19.7 | 98.2 ± 23.8 | −5.10 (−13.58–3.37) p = 0.236 | −8.29 (−15.12–1.47) p = 0.018 | −4.06 (−12.92–4.80) p = 0.365 |
LVESV MOD BP (ml) | 39.4 ± 10.9 | 35.4 ± 9.9 | 36.6 ± 11.3 | −1.99 (−6.18–2.20) p = 0.350 | −3.09 (−6.62–0.44) p = 0.085 | −1.21 (−5.54–3.11) p = 0.579 |
LV Mass (ASE) (g) | 211.5 ± 45.3 | 232.7 ± 60.5 | 212.1 ± 39.1 | −1.44 (−15.51–12.63) p = 0.840 | 19.67 (1.04–38.29) p = 0.039 | 21.37 (1.72–41.02) p = 0.033 |
LV Mass (ASE) (g/m2) | 101.4 ± 18.6 | 107.0 ± 25.3 | 101.8 ± 18.8 | −0.08 (−6.53–6.36) p = 0.980 | 5.43 (−2.30–13.16) p = 0.167 | 5.52 (−3.16–14.20) p = 0.210 |
