Variable | Anti-Tank company | Signal company | Mortar company | Engineer company | Infantry company | Logistic company | Other companies1 | Missing | P-value2 |
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Number of conscripts | 249 | 234 | 69 | 215 | 100 | 61 | 16 | 0 (0%) | - |
Age, median, years | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 (0%) | 0.8393 |
Body mass index, median, kg/m2 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 75 (8%) | 0.0253 |
Waist circumference, median, cm | 87.0 | 85.0 | 89.0 | 86.4 | 84.0 | 85.0 | 85.3 | 51 (5%) | 0.0153 |
12-minute run test result, median, m | 2320 | 2395 | 2530 | 2408 | 2388 | 2250 | 2535 | 19 (2%) | <0.0013 |
Muscle fitness index (MFI)5, median, points | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 (1%) | 0.0053 |
Conscript's physical fitness index (CPFI)6,median, points | 15.25 | 15.29 | 16.75 | 15.58 | 15.00 | 14.50 | 18.18 | 21 (2%) | <0.0013 |
 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |  |
High level of education7,% | 48% | 35% | 46% | 39% | 36% | 48% | 56% | 10 (1%) | 0.0374 |
High level of previous physical activity8,% | 31% | 28% | 43% | 39% | 17% | 18% | 50% | 10 (1%) | <0.0014 |
Good self-assessed health9,% | 56% | 54% | 66% | 53% | 41% | 41% | 75% | 10 (1%) | 0.0054 |
Chronic impairment or disability,% | 17% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 12% | 17% | 13% | 15 (2%) | 0.5234 |
Clear musculoskeletal symptoms10,% | 27% | 32% | 21% | 28% | 37% | 31% | 19% | 11 (1%) | 0.2834 |