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International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 2 Physical performance test

From: Exploring the appropriate test methods to examine the effects of firefighter personal protective equipment on mobility

 

Baseline

PPC

L-SCBA

H-SCBA

F

p

Tukey test

Crawl (s)

28.0 ± 8.0

31.0 ± 7.0

33.0 ± 7.0

36.0 ± 6.0

2.3

0.098

 

Obstacle course (s)

16.0 ± 2.0

21.0 ± 3.0

23.0 ± 2.0

26.0 ± 3.0

22.3

< 0.001

a < b < c, d

Side-to-side jumps (times/20 s)

39.0 ± 9.0

37.0 ± 5.0

35.0 ± 6.0

33.0 ± 5.0

1.6

0.210

 

Heavy-object drag (s)

42.0 ± 8.0

43.0 ± 6.0

45.0 ± 4.0

45.0 ± 7.0

0.5

0.695

 

Heart rate after step-ups (bpm)

107.0 ± 13.0

131.0 ± 8.0

135.0 ± 9.0

138.0 ± 11.0

15.9

< 0.001

a < b, c, d

  1. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. a: Baseline, b: PPC, c: L-SCBA, d: H-SCBA
  3. PPC personal protective clothing; L-SCBA light self-contained breathing apparatus; H-SCBA heavy self-contained breathing apparatus