Associations between anthropometric characteristics and physical performance in male law enforcement officers: a retrospective cohort study
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
;
: 26-2016.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Police officers are often required to undertake physically demanding tasks, like lifting, dragging and pursuing a suspect. Therefore, physical performance is a key requirement.METHODS:
Retrospective data for 76 male police officers (mean age = 39.42 ± 8.41 years; mean weight = 84.21 ± 12.91 kg) was obtained. Data included anthropometric (skinfolds, estimated percentage body fat, lean body mass and fat mass) and physical performance (1 Repetition Maximum Bench Press, 1–min sit-ups, 1-min push-ups, vertical jump, 300 m run, 1.5 mile run) measures and correlations between anthropometric measurement and fitness score were obtained.RESULTS:
Estimated percentage body fat was significantly (p ≤ .001) and negatively correlated with all performance measures, except sit-ups and 300 m and 1.5 mile run performance. Estimated lean body mass was significantly and positively (p ≤ .001) correlated with push-ups, bench press and vertical jump measures, while increasing estimated fat mass was significantly (p ≤ .001) associated with reduced performance on sit-up, vertical jump, 1.5 mile run and estimated maximal voluntary oxygen uptake.CONCLUSIONS:
A targeted approach, going beyond just decreasing percentage body fat to also selectively increasing lean mass, should be applied for optimal improvement in physical fitness performance.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Oxygen
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Adipose Tissue
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Physical Fitness
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Retrospective Studies
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Cohort Studies
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Police
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Lifting
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Law Enforcement
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Jurisprudence
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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