Research Article
Comparison of 15–20 mmHg versus 20–30 mmHg Compression Stockings in Reducing Occupational Oedema in Standing and Seated Healthy Individuals
Table 1
Characterization of 60 professionally active individuals according to their prevalent occupational postures along a working day.
| Parameters | Groups of prevalent occupational posture | SIT | STD | COMB | p-value |
| Gender (%) | Female | 75.0% | 88.9% | 100.0% | | | Male | 25.0% | 11.1% | - | 0.1321 |
| Ethnic | Black | 15.0% | 5.6% | 5.0% | | group (%) | Mulatto | 25.0% | 27.8% | 30.0% | | | White | 55.0% | 55.5% | 65.0% | | | Yellow | 5.0% | 11.1% | - | 0.5181 |
| Age (years) | Range | 23 – 63 | 24 – 63 | 23 – 64 | | | Mean ± Standard deviation | 41.8 ± 12.1 | 39.1± 11.9 | 44.1 ± 11.8 | > 0.0 | | Median | 42 | 37 | 44 | |
| BMI | Range | 22.8 – 34.0 | 17.9 – 36.1 | 15.4 – 34.7 | | | Mean ± Standard deviation | 27.1 ± 3.0 | 26.1 ± 4.3 | 24.5 ± 3.8 | <0.0 | | Median | 26 | 25 | 24 | |
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(1) Qui-square test; (2a,b) Anova; (2b) SIT versus COMB: p = 0.020 (Student's t-test).
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