Rhodes E C, Farenholtz D W
J.M. Buchanan Exercise Science Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Can J Sport Sci. 1992 Sep;17(3):228-33.
This study compared the Police Officer's Physical Abilities Test (POPAT) with selected field and laboratory tests of physical fitness. Ninety-eight volunteer police officers (73 men, 25 women) completed all aspects of the testing. Fifty-five (55)% of the total group passed the POPAT by bettering the 4 min 15 sec "cut" point. Only 16% of the women and 68% of the men passed the overall test. Laboratory tests revealed a rather unfit sample of subjects (mean VO2 max = 42.6 ml.kg.min-1; % body fat = 22.9). Stepwise multiple regression indicated that 55% of the variance on the run component of the test was accounted for by maximal aerobic power and anaerobic capacity. The fight component of POPAT did not correlate highly with standard field tests of strength. Pass/fail aspects of the test were not clearly delineated by selected lab and field tests. It was concluded that POPAT, being a valid, task-specific, job related test, consists of motor abilities and technique as much as generalized fitness parameters.
本研究将警察体能测试（POPAT）与选定的野外和实验室体能测试进行了比较。98名志愿警察（73名男性，25名女性）完成了测试的所有环节。总测试组中有55%的人通过了POPAT，成绩优于4分15秒的“及格”标准。只有16%的女性和68%的男性通过了整体测试。实验室测试显示，受试者样本的体能状况相当不佳（平均最大摄氧量=42.6毫升·千克·分钟-1；体脂率=22.9%）。逐步多元回归分析表明，测试跑步部分55%的方差可由最大有氧能力和无氧能力来解释。POPAT的搏斗部分与标准的野外力量测试相关性不高。选定的实验室和野外测试并未明确界定该测试的及格/不及格标准。研究得出结论，POPAT作为一项有效的、针对特定任务、与工作相关的测试，既包含运动能力和技巧，也包含一般的体能参数。
