Citation

Lima-Dos-Santos AL, Domingos-Gomes JR, Dantas Andrade OS, Cirilo-Sousa MS, Domingos da Silva Freitas E, Gomes Silva JC, Galdino Izidorio PJ, Aniceto RR. Rev. Bras. Med. Trab. 2018; 16(4): 429-435.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Associação Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho)

DOI

10.5327/Z1679443520180304

PMID

32754657 PMCID

Abstract

BACKGROUND: An adequate relationship among health-related physical fitness (HRPF) components improve the professional performance of military police officers (MOPs).

Objective: To investigate the correlation among HRPF components for Special Police Operations (BOPE) and Traffic Police (BPTRAN) Battalion MOPs.

Method: The sample comprised 47 male MOPs aged 26 to 49 years old divided in two groups BOPE (N=25) and BPTRAN (n=22). The participants were subjected to a test battery-anthropometric measurements, sit-and-reach test, 1-minute sit-up test, elbow flexion test, and 20-meter shuttle run test-for evaluation of the HRPF morphological, cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular components.

Results: Both groups exhibited moderate-to-strong correlation of waste circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BFP) with localized muscle resistance (LMR) (r=-0.589; r=-0.404; r=-0.637) and dynamic muscle strength (DMS) (r=0.592; r=-0.416; r=-0.651) (p<0.05). Significant positive and negative correlation was found between maximum oxygen consumption and WC, BMI, BFP and LMR (p<0.05) but not with flexibility for BOPE.

Conclusion: There was strong correlation between the HRPF morphological, cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular components, except for flexibility among BOPE MPOs. The study findings allow inferring that HRPF is a global variable.

Language: en

Keywords

police; occupational health; burnout, professional; kinanthropometry; physical fitness