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Table 3 Occupational disposal of military aircrew before and after CMR scan

From: Cardiac MRI improves cardiovascular risk stratification in hazardous occupations

 

Occupational disposal

 

Pre-CMR scan

Post-CMR scan

Change in disposal

Number

Proportion

Number

Proportion

p-value

Grounded

26

50%

6

11.5%

< 0.001

Flying restriction

26

50%

27

52%

Unrestricted flying

0

19

36.5%

  1. For fully formatted Table [see additional file 4]
  2. The significance of change in occupational disposal before and after CMR was determined using a Chi-squared test. The terms ‘grounded’; ‘flying restriction’ and ‘unrestricted flying’, can be taken to be synonymous with ‘unable to work in role’; ‘able to work within trained role, with occupational restrictions’ and ‘unrestricted working’ for those in non-pilot roles