Table 1 Baseline characteristics for the seafarers responding to the crew questionnaire (N = 810)
N | Total | European (N = 277) | SE Asian (N = 533) | Test Statistic | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) / M (SD) | N | N (%) / M (SD) | N | N (%) / M (SD) | ||||
Age (in years) | 798 | 38.6 (10.3) | 275 | 39.4 (11.7) | 523 | 38.1 (9.4) | 1.6 | .108a |
Job experience (in years) | 769 | 14.2 (9.4) | 263 | 16.6 (11.0) | 506 | 12.9 (8.2) | 4.9 | < .001a |
Officer | 807 | 321 (39.8%) | 277 | 256 (92.4%) | 530 | 65 (12.3%) | 487.9 | < .001b |
Vessel type | 799 | 274 | 525 | 4.2 | .249b | |||
Container | 559 (70.0%) | 190 (69.3%) | 369 (70.3%) | |||||
Bulk carrier | 201 (25.2%) | 65 (23.7%) | 136 (25.9%) | |||||
Other | 39 (4.9%) | 19 (6.9%) | 20 (3.8%) | |||||
Working Area | 807 | 277 | 530 | 77.0 | < .001b | |||
Deck | 338 (41.9%) | 170 (61.4%) | 168 (31.7%) | |||||
Engine | 425 (52.7%) | 107 (38.6%) | 318 (60.0%) | |||||
Galley* | 44 (5.5%) | 0 (0%) | 44 (8.3%) | |||||
BMI (in kg/m2) | 785 | 25.6 (3.5) | 271 | 26.3 (3.1) | 514 | 25.2 (3.6) | 4.3 | < .001a |
BMI Group | 785 | 271 | 514 | 21.8 | < .001b | |||
Underweight | 7 (0.9%) | 1 (0.4%) | 6 (1.2%) | |||||
Normal weight | 345 (43.9%) | 90 (33.2%) | 255 (49.6%) | |||||
Overweight | 357 (45.5%) | 150 (55.4%) | 207 (40.3%) | |||||
Obesity | 76 (9.7%) | 30 (11.1%) | 46 (8.9%) |