Table 1 Health and Health Behaviours in the Norwegian Armed Forces, Numbers (%) (N = 10,249)
From: Fit for fight – self-reported health in military women: a cross-sectional study
Military women n = 1068 (10.4) | Military men n = 8100 (79.0) | Civilian women n = 1081 (10.6) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age mean, 37.4 (SD 11.7) | 32.3 (10.1) | 37.1 (11.7) 1 | 44.8 (9.7) 1 |
Age median, 36 (IQR 21) | 29 (16) | 35 (22) | 46 (15) |
20–29 y, n = 3556 (34.7) | 538 (50.4) | 2931 (36.2) | 87 (8.0) |
30–39 y, n = 2323 (22.7) | 262 (24.5) | 1825 (22.5) | 236 (21.8) |
40–60 y, n = 4370 (42.6) | 268 (25.1) | 3344 (41.3) | 758 (70.1) |
Physical health | |||
Poor health, n = 871 (8.5) | 87 (8.2) | 625 (7.7) | 159 (14.7) 1 |
Physical illness, n = 961 (9.4) | 88 (8.2) | 677 (8.4) | 196 (18.1) 1 |
Cardiovascular disorders, n = 29 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | 27 (0.3) | 0 |
Respiratory disorders, n = 647 (6.5) | 67 (6.4) | 475 (6.0) | 105 (10.6) 1 |
Diabetes, n = 89 (1.0) | 1 (0.1) | 70 (0.9) 2 | 18 (2.0) 2 |
Osteoporosis/fibromyalgia, n = 123 (1.2) | 10 (1.0) | 48 (0.6) | 65 (6.8) 1 |
Other illnesses, n = 122 (1.3) | 11 (1.1) | 82 (1.1) | 29 (3.2) 2 |
Pain, n = 2643 (25.8) | 296 (27.7) | 1913 (23.6) 2 | 434 (40.2) 1 |
Injury, n = 2491 (24.3) | 284 (26.6) | 2034 (25.1) | 173 (16.0) 1 |
Drug use | |||
Sum-score mean, 7.05 (SD 1.93) [g] | 7.07 (1.68) | 6.92 (1.87) 2 [−0.08] | 7.96 (2.29) 1 [0.43] |
Used any drug, n = 4728 (46.2) | 566 (53) | 3415 (42.2) 1 | 747 (69.2) 1 |
Non-prescribed analgesics, n = 3780 (36.9) | 469 (43.9) | 2721 (33.6) 1 | 590 (54.6) 1 |
Prescribed analgesics, n = 596 (5.8) | 63 (5.9) | 388 (4.8) | 145 (13.4) 1 |
Psychotropics, n = 299 (2.9) | 39 (3.7) | 197 (2.4) 2 | 63 (5.8) 2 |
Other prescribed drugs, n = 1633 (16.0) | 164 (15.4) | 1127 (13.9) | 342 (31.7) 1 |
BMI min-max, 14.3–46.3 | 17.0–37.6 | 16.4–39.7 | 14.3–46.3 |
BMI mean, 25.66 (SD 3.18) [g] | 23.42 (2.73) | 25.99 (2.88) 1 [0.89] | 25.43 (4.52) 1 [0.53] |
Obese, n = 894 (8.8) | 27 (2.5) | 717 (8.9) 1 | 150 (13.9) 1 |
Mental health | |||
Mental distress mean, 10.61 (SD 3.01) [g] | 10.97 (3.39) | 10.56 (2.92) 1 [−0.13] | 10.63 (3.31) 2 [− 0.10] |
Mental health problems, n = 706 (6.9) | 105 (9.8) | 511 (6.3) 1 | 90 (8.3) |
Mental health treatment, n = 241 (2.4) | 39 (3.7) | 153 (1.9) 1 | 49 (4.5) |
Post-traumatic stress mean, 7.12 (SD 2.45) [g] | 7.33 (2.79) | 7.06 (2.32) 2 [−0.11] | 7.38 (2.98) [0.01] |
PTSD, n = 340 (3.3) | 48 (4.5) | 234 (2.9) 2 | 58 (5.4) |
Health behaviour | |||
Leisure time physical activity | |||
Mean weekly hours, 6.61 (SD 1.35) [g] | 6.89 (1.22) | 6.63 (1.34) 1 [−0.19] | 6.17 (1.43) 1 [− 0.54] |
Heavy, n = 3363 (32.8) | 437 (40.9) | 2722 (33.6) 1 | 204 (18.9) 1 |
Smoking, n = 311 (3.0) | 15 (1.4) | 203 (2.5) 2 | 93 (8.6) 1 |
Smokeless tobacco, n = 2618 (25.6) | 202 (18.9) | 2351 (29.1) 1 | 65 (6.0) 1 |
High alcohol consumption, n = 344 (3.4) | 38 (3.6) | 262 (3.2) | 51 (4.7) |