Mean (95%CI) | Fighter pilots | Helicopter pilots | Rear crew | p-value | ||||
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n = 35 | n = 85 | n = 46 | ||||||
Age, years | 35a | (33–38) | 42a,b | (40-43) | 38b | (36–40) | <.01 | |
Height, m | 1.82 | (1.80–1.84) | 1.80 | (1.79–1.82) | 1.80 | (1.78–1.81) | .18 | |
Weight, kg | 81 | (79–84) | 83 | (81–84) | 82 | (81–83) | .27 | |
BMI, kg/m2 | 25 | (24–25) | 25 | (24–26) | 25 | (25–26) | .22 | |
% (95%CI) | ||||||||
Physical activity level | .56 | |||||||
Low/inactive | 5.7 | (1.6–18.6) | 3.6 | (1.2–10.1) | 2.3 | (0.4–15) | ||
Active | 31.4 | (18.6–48.0) | 34.9 | (25.6–45.7) | 22.7 | (12.8–36.0) | ||
Highly active | 62.9 | (46.3–76.8) | 61.4 | (50.7–71.2) | 75.0 | (60.6–85.4) | ||
Physical health | " | .16 | ||||||
Poor | 5.7 | (1.6–18.6) | 0 | (0–4.3) | 0 | (0–7.7) | ||
Good | 54.3 | (38.2–69.5) | 54.1 | (43.6–64.3) | 63.0 | (48.6–75.5) | ||
Excellent | 40.0 | (25.6–56.4) | 45.9 | (35.7–56.4) | 37.0 | (24.5–51.4) | ||
Mental health | " | .23 | ||||||
Poor | 0 | (0–9.9) | 0 | (0–4.4) | 0 | (0–7.7) | ||
Good | 40.0 | (25.5–56.4) | 26.2 | (18.0–36.5) | 23.9 | (13.9–37.9) | ||
Excellent | 60.0 | (43.6–74.5) | 73.8 | (63.5–82.0) | 76.1 | (62.1–86.1) | ||
Physical environment | " | .48 | ||||||
Poor | 0 | (0–9.9) | 1.2 | (0.2–6.4) | 2.2 | (0.4–11.3) | ||
Good | 40.0 | (25.5–56.4) | 53.6 | (43.0–63.8) | 54.3 | (40.2–67.9) | ||
Excellent | 60.0 | (43.6–74.5) | 45.2 | (35.0–55.9) | 43.5 | (30.2–57.8) | ||
Social environment | " | .14 | ||||||
Poor | 0 | (0–9.9) | 0 | (0–4.4) | 0 | (0–7.7) | ||
Good | 54.3 | (38.2–69.5) | 40.5 | (30.6–51.2) | 32.6 | (20.9–47.0) | ||
Excellent | 45.7 | (30.5–61.8) | 59.5 | (48.8–69.4) | 67.4 | (53.0–79.1) | ||
Work ability | " | .72 | ||||||
Poor | 0 | (0–9.9) | 0 | (0–4.4) | 2 | (0.4–11.3) | ||
Good | 22.9 | (12.1–39.0) | 27.4 | (19.0–37.8) | 23.9 | (13.9–37.9) | ||
Excellent | 77.1 | (61.0–87.9) | 72.6 | (62.3–81.0) | 73.9 | (59.7–84.4) | ||
Uses smokeless tobacco | " | 22.9 | (12.1–39.0) | 21.4 | (14.0–31.4) | 20.0 | (10.9–33.8) | .97 |
Smoker-yes | " | 0 | (0–9.9) | 0 | (0–4.4) | 2.2 | (0.4–11.3) | .49 |
Motivated-yes | " | 100 | (90.1–100) | 100 | (95.5–100) | 100 | (92.0–100) | |
Mentally prepared-yes | " | 100 | (90.1–100) | 100 | (95.5–100) | 100 | (92.0–100) | |
Physically prepared-yes | " | 97.0 | (84.7–99.5) | 96.4 | (90.0–98.8) | 93.3 | (82.1–97.7) | .60 |
Sick-listed -yes | " | 16.7c | (7.3–33.6) | 12.9 | (6.9–23.5) | 0c | (0–9.4) | .02 |
Median (IQR) | ||||||||
Total air time (hrs) | 1300*‡ | (700–2000) | 2500a,b | (1963–3210) | 900b,c | (240–1587) | <.01 | |
Annual air time (hrs) | " | 120 | (100–140) | 130† | (95–193) | 100† | (60–120) | <.01 |