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Table 5 Comparison of variables in connection with health status among ambulance workers and the Hungarian population

From: Cross-sectional survey on self-reported health of ambulance personnel

Examined variable

Hungarian population

Ambulance workers PTE

(EHIS 2009.)

FHSc. 2012.

(N = 5051)

(N = 810)

Male (%)

Female (%)

Total (%)

Male (%)

Female (%)

Total (%)

Health status

Very good, good

58.9

50

54.2

75.8

87.5

76.5

Satisfactory

29.4

32.7

31.1

21.8

7.5

21

Bad, very bad

11.7

17.3

14.7

2.4

5

2.5

Limitations due health status

Severely limited

8.1

9.1

8.6

2

7.5

2.2

Limited, but not severely

28.5

36

32.5

44.7

42.5

44.6

Not limited

63.4

54.9

58.9

53.3

50

53.2

BMI

Underweight

1.5

4.9

3.2

0.5

2.5

0.6

Normal weight

37.7

45.2

41.4

23

60

25

Overweight

39.4

31.1

35.2

47

20

45.7

Obese

21.5

18.9

20.2

29.5

17.5

28.7

Smoking

Regularly

33

22

27

31

25

30.9

Occasionally

4

14

18

35.75

35

35.6

Quitted

23

4

5

33

40

33.3

Never smoked

40

60

50

0.25

0

0.2

Alcohol consumption

Consumes often, in great quantity

nd

nd

4

6,5

0

6.1

Consumes in modest quantity

nd

nd

15

51

47,5

50.7

Consumes rarely

nd

nd

44

27,5

37,5

28

No alcohol consumption

nd

nd

37

15

15

15.2