Table 1

Demographics of firefighters at baseline by injury status

Not injured
N=346
All injured
N=115
MS injury
N=87
Exercise injury
N=30
Ethnicity (% White)90.092.090.686.0
Age, years (SD)38.1 (10.2)38.8 (9.2)38.9 (8.5)36.7 (9.5)
% Married73.570.572.675.0
Education
 High School/Some college74.772.672.962.1
 College grad/graduate degree25.327.427.137.9
Rank (%)
 Firefighter32.933.933.344.8
 Firefighter/paramedic15.921.421.410.3
 Driver operator20.217.016.710.3
 Company officer (Lt, Capt)22.822.322.627.6
 Chief (asst, deputy, other)7.54.54.86.9
 Other0.60.91.20.0
Years in fire service, years (SD)13.9 (9.2)14.4 (8.6)14.3 (8.5)13.7 (8.8)
  • MS, musculoskeletal.