Associations Between Body Fat Percentage and Fitness among Police Officers: A Statewide Study

Background: Police work is generally sedentary although there may be situations that require physical endurance and strength, such as foot chases and arresting suspects. Factors such as excessive body fat can impede an officer's physical ability to deal with such occurrences. Our objective was...

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Main Authors: John M. Violanti, Claudia C. Ma, Desta Fekedulegn, Michael E. Andrew, Ja K. Gu, Tara A. Hartley, Luenda E. Charles, Cecil M. Burchfiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Safety and Health at Work
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791116300877