Percentage distribution of the occurrence of discomfort and pain symptoms in both groups depending on the type of work
| Type of work | Study group | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test 1 | Test 2 | Test 1 | Test 2 | |
| Helicopter pilots | 41.7 % | 0 % | 12.9 % | 6.5 % |
| Transport aircraft pilots | 28.6 % | 0 % | 0 % | 14.29 % |
| High maneuverability aircraft pilots | 33.3 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Flying Engineers | 7.7 % | 0 % | 5.9 % | 5.9 % |
| Parachute instructors | 38.5 % | 7.7 % | 0 % | 33.3 % |
The age profile of individual groups
| Number of respondents | Average age | Minimum | Maximum | Standard deviation | Confidence interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicopter pilots | Study group | 24 | 33.7 | 25.0 | 52.0 | 7.1 | P{30.6<m<36.8}=0.95 |
| Control group | 31 | 32.8 | 26.0 | 52.0 | 7.4 | P{30.0<m<35.6}=0.95 | |
| Transport aircraft pilots | Study group | 7 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 35.0 | 5.0 | P{25.0<m<35.0}=0.95 |
| Control group | 7 | 39.0 | 31.0 | 47.0 | 11.3 | P{27.7<m<50.3}=0.95 | |
| High maneuverability aircraft pilots | Study group | 3 | 34.3 | 27.0 | 42.0 | 5.4 | P{17.9<m<50.7}=0.95 |
| Control group | 2 | 36.0 | 28.0 | 47.0 | 6.4 | P{16.5<m<63.5}=0.95 | |
| Flying Engineers | Study group | 13 | 40.3 | 29.0 | 47.0 | 5.4 | P{36.9<m<43.7}=0.95 |
| Control group | 17 | 38.6 | 28.0 | 46.0 | 6.1 | P{35.2<m<42.0}=0.95 | |
| Parachute instructors | Study group | 13 | 37.2 | 31.0 | 50.0 | 5.6 | P{33.7<m<40.7}=0.95 |
| Control group | 3.0 | 37.7 | 35.0 | 43.0 | 4.6 | P{23.7<m<51.7}=0.95 |
Analysis of the relationship between the occurrence of discomfort and pain symptoms and selected variables for both groups
| Variable | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Study group | Test 1 | Performed work vs. occurrence of pain | 0.043 |
| Age vs. occurrence of pain | 0.261 | ||
| Test 2 | Performed work vs. occurrence of pain | 0.265 | |
| Age vs. occurrence of pain | 0.907 | ||
| Control group | Test 1 | Performed work vs. occurrence of pain | 0.358 |
| Age vs. occurrence of pain | 0.024 | ||
| Test 2 | Performed work vs. occurrence of pain | 0.472 | |
| Age vs. occurrence of pain | 0.496 |
An average FMS test score for both groups related to the type of work
| Type of work | Study group | Control group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test 1 | Test 2 | p | Test 1 | Test 2 | p | |
| Helicopter pilots | 14.9 | 16.7 | 0.003 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 0.516 |
| Transport aircraft pilots | 13.7 | 15.2 | 0.199 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 0.885 |
| High maneuverability aircraft pilots | 14.3 | 15.7 | 0.230 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 0.293 |
| Flying Engineers | 13.0 | 14.6 | 0.045 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 0.854 |
| Parachute instructors | 14.4 | 16.5 | 0.018 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 0.900 |
The age profile of the analyzed groups
| Number of respondents | Average age | Minimum | Maximum | Standard deviation | Confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 120 | 35.5 | 25.0 | 52.0 | 6.9 | P{34.3<m<36.7}=0.95 |
| Study group | 60 | 35.8 | 25.0 | 52.0 | 6.6 | P{34.1<m<37.5}=0.95 |
| Control group | 60 | 35.3 | 26.0 | 52.0 | 7.2 | P{33.5<m<37.1}=0.95 |
Analysis of differences in the FMS test results before and after a series of exercises
| Average | Min. | Max. | SD | Confidence interval | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study group | Test 1 | 14.2 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 2.2 | P{13.6<m<14.8}=0.95 | 0.0001 |
| Test 2 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 2.0 | P{15.5<m<16.5}=0.95 | ||
| Control group | Test 1 | 14.8 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 1.8 | P{14.3<m<15.3}=0.95 | 0.19 |
| Test 2 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | P{14.5<m<15.5}=0.95 |