Military Special Operations and Traffic Police Officers Have Similar Lifestyles Unrelated to Physical Fitness / Policiais Militares de Operações Especiais e de Trânsito Apresentam Estilos de Vida Similares não Relacionados à Aptidão Física

RESUMO

O estilo de vida (EV) pode estar relacionado às atividades ocupacionais, contudo, pouco se sabe sobre o EV de policiais brasileiros com diferentes demandas de trabalho. Portanto, analisou-se o EV e sua relação com a aptidão física relacionada à saúde (AFRS) de policiais do Batalhão de Operações Especiais (BOPE) e do Batalhão de Polícia de Trânsito (BPTRAN) de Patos-PB, Brasil. Foram analisados 44 militares da ativa, divididos por atividade ocupacional: BOPE (n=23) e BPTRAN (n=21). O EV foi analisado pela escala do Perfil de Estilo de Vida Individual (PEVI) e a AFRS por uma bateria de testes: medidas antropométricas, sentar-e-alcançar, abdominal de 1 min, flexão de cotovelos e vai-e-vem de 20m. Foram utilizados os testes U de Mann-Whitney, Qui-quadrado e correlação parcial (controlada por idade e escolaridade). Os componentes do EV foram similares entre os grupos (P>0,05). Não foram observadas associações significantes entre os perfis negativo e positivo dos componentes do EV com os grupos (P>0,05). O PEVI apresentou fraca correlação parcial com a AFRS em geral ou por atividade ocupacional (−0,310

ABSTRACT

Lifestyle can be related to occupational activity; however, little is known about lifestyle of Brazilian police officers with different work demands. Thus, lifestyle and its relation to health-related physical fitness (HRPF) of police officers of the Special Operations Battalion (SOB) and Traffic Police Battalion (TPB) from Patos-PB, Brazil were analyzed. Forty-four active military personnel men were analyzed by occupational activity: SOB (n=23) and TPB (n=21). Lifestyle was analyzed by the Individual Lifestyle Profile (ILP) scale and HRPF by a battery of tests: anthropometric measurements, sit-and-reach test, 1-min curl-up test, elbow flexion and 20-m shuttle run test. Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square and partial correlation (controlled by age and schooling) were used. Lifestyle components were similar between the groups (p>0.05). There were no significant associations between the negative and positive profiles of lifestyle components with the groups (P>0.05). ILP showed a weak correlation with HRPF in general or by occupational activity (−0.310

Burnout; Esgotamento Profissional; Medicina Militar; Military Medicine; Occupational Health; Occupational Risks; Professional; Riscos Ocupacionais; Saúde do Trabalhador

ABSTRACT

Lifestyle can be related to occupational activity; however, little is known about lifestyle of Brazilian police officers with different work demands. Thus, lifestyle and its relation to health-related physical fitness (HRPF) of police officers of the Special Operations Battalion (SOB) and Traffic Police Battalion (TPB) from Patos-PB, Brazil were analyzed. Forty-four active military personnel men were analyzed by occupational activity: SOB (n=23) and TPB (n=21). Lifestyle was analyzed by the Individual Lifestyle Profile (ILP) scale and HRPF by a battery of tests: anthropometric measurements, sit-and-reach test, 1-min curl-up test, elbow flexion and 20-m shuttle run test. Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square and partial correlation (controlled by age and schooling) were used. Lifestyle components were similar between the groups (p>0.05). There were no significant associations between the negative and positive profiles of lifestyle components with the groups (P>0.05). ILP showed a weak correlation with HRPF in general or by occupational activity (−0.310