Anthropometrics and physical tests performance.

Subject groups were: Male full-time firefighters (MFF), Male part-time firefighters (MPF), civilian men (CM), and civilian women (CW). Statistical Method (SM): Non-parametric tests (NP) are presented as medians ± Interquartile range (min-max), and parametric tests (P) are presented as means ± Standard deviation (min-max). One-Way ANOVA and Mann-Whitney (with Bonferroni correction) analysed subject group differences for P and NP variables, respectively. Only data for which there were significant differences among subject groups (p, †). Groups denoted with different symbols are significantly different (*different from†).Investigated work tasks were: Carrying hose baskets up stairs (Stairs), Hose pulling (Pulling), Demolition at or after a fire (Demolition), Victim rescue (Rescue) and Carrying hose baskets over terrain (Terrain) Percentage use of maximal heart rate: % HRmax. Performance in the 3000 m running test is presented as relative performance (in relation to body-weight: s·kg−1).aOne CW subject did not begin the test.bOne CW subject did not complete the test.