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Table 5 Relationships of PCS and MCS scores with deployment status and health-related indicators of participants

From: Analysis and determinants of Chinese navy personnel health status: a cross-sectional study

Variable

PCS

MCS

Mean ± SD

Levene

F/χ2(Z)

Mean ± SD

Levene

F/χ2(Z)

Past deployment status

 

0.65

F = 5.74*

 

0.32

F = 0.16

 Deployment experience

49.24 ± 8.90

  

41.65 ± 11.58

  

 No deployment experience

50.88 ± 9.31

  

41.32 ± 11.23

  

BMI(kg/m2)

 

0.63

F = 3.86*

 

0.26

F = 2.76*

  < 18.5

49.11 ± 10.12

  

45.09 ± 10.81

  

 18.5~ 23.9

50.99 ± 9.15

  

41.61 ± 11.08

  

 24.0~ 27.9

50.10 ± 9.14

  

40.74 ± 11.58a

  

  ≥ 28.0

46.96 ± 9.99bc

  

39.40 ± 12.72a

  

Smoking

 

2.16

F = 2.84*

 

1.60

F = 2.96*

 Smoked<20cigarettes/day

50.11 ± 9.40

  

41.85 ± 10.91

  

 Smoked≥20cigarettes/day

46.86 ± 10.31

  

34.49 ± 10.61a

  

 Never smoked

51.33 ± 8.70ab

  

41.26 ± 11.57b

  

 Past smokers

49.37 ± 11.06

  

40.40 ± 12.40b

  

Drinking

 

2.70*

χ2 = 8.56*

 

0.78

F = 8.15**

 Everyday or almost everyday

48.15 ± 10.29

  

35.05 ± 11.24

  

 Frequent

49.46 ± 9.71

  

40.11 ± 11.30a

  

 Occasional

50.80 ± 9.16

  

42.49 ± 11.03ab

  

 Never

51.15 ± 8.67a

  

40.85 ± 11.53a

  

Binge drinking

 

2.78*

χ2 = 16.66**

 

2.60

F = 5.56**

 Everyday or almost everyday

43.68 ± 11.27

  

32.31 ± 10.79

  

 Frequent

48.79 ± 9.99a

  

39.29 ± 12.71a

  

 Occasional

50.02 ± 9.23a

  

41.67 ± 10.67a

  

 Never

51.40 ± 8.90abc

  

41.87 ± 11.31ab

  
  1. Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; The ANOVA test was applied when variance homogeneity was satisfied (F-measure); non parametric rank test was applied when missing variance (Z-measure or Chi square value)
  2. aMean values were significantly different from those of the first group (p < 0.05)
  3. bMean values were significantly different from those of the second group (p < 0.05)
  4. cMean values were significantly different from those of the third group (p < 0.05)
  5. everyday or almost everyday = 6–7 times/week; Frequent = 1–5 times/week; Occasional = 3 times or below/month
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