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%	-	0.132^1
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%	-	0.518^1
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

(1) Qui-square test; (2a,b) Anova; (2b) SIT versus COMB: p = 0.020 (Student's t-test).