School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9 Canada.
Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Nov 23;16(23):4667. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234667.
A police officer's career is hazardous and physically demanding. In order to perform occupational tasks effectively and without injury, officers require adequate physical abilities. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between scores on several fitness tests and musculoskeletal injury in a group of municipal police officers. This retrospective study used existing data to examine the relationship between risk of injury and fitness test performance. Injured and uninjured police officers scored significantly differently on several fitness measures. A multivariate regression indicated that a combination of age, sex, number of pull ups completed and maximal oxygen consumption (VO) best explained injury risk. Additionally, the findings indicated an interaction between sex and VO, and so the effect of VO on injury risk cannot be understood without accounting for sex.
警察的职业充满危险,对身体素质要求很高。为了有效地执行职业任务而不受伤,警察需要具备足够的身体能力。本研究的目的是调查一组市政警察的几项体能测试成绩与肌肉骨骼损伤之间的关系。这项回顾性研究使用现有数据来检验损伤风险与体能测试表现之间的关系。受伤和未受伤的警察在几项体能测试上的得分有显著差异。多元回归表明,年龄、性别、引体向上完成次数和最大摄氧量(VO)的组合可以最好地解释受伤风险。此外,研究结果表明性别和 VO 之间存在相互作用,因此,如果不考虑性别,就无法理解 VO 对受伤风险的影响。