Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry (MSUMD), Moscow 127473, Russia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 16;17(6):1937. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17061937.
In some countries, obesity rates among police officers are higher than the general public, despite physically demanding jobs. Obesity rates based on body mass index (BMI) may lack accuracy as BMI does not directly address body composition. Since data are lacking for obesity rates among Russian police officers, this study documented and compared officer obesity rates to the adult Russian population and compared the accuracy of body mass index (BMI) for obesity classification to two direct measures of body composition. Moscow region police officers ( = 182, 84% men) underwent height, weight, waist circumference (WC), and body fat percentage (BF%) bioelectrical impedance measurements during annual medical examinations. BMI-defined obesity rates were 4.6% for men and 17.2% for women, which were >3 and >1.8 times lower than Russian adults, respectively. WC-defined obesity rates were similar to BMI (3.3% for men and 10.3% for women), but BF%-defined obesity rates were much higher (22.2% for men and 55.2% for women). Although obesity rates were lower than those found among police officers in other countries, BMI alone was not a particularly accurate method for classifying weight status among Russian police officers.
在一些国家，警察的肥胖率高于普通公众，尽管他们的工作需要体力。基于身体质量指数 (BMI) 的肥胖率可能不够准确，因为 BMI 并不能直接反映身体成分。由于缺乏俄罗斯警察的肥胖率数据，本研究记录并比较了警察的肥胖率与俄罗斯成年人的肥胖率，并比较了身体质量指数 (BMI) 对肥胖分类的准确性与两种直接身体成分测量方法。莫斯科地区的警察（=182 人，84%为男性）在年度体检期间接受了身高、体重、腰围 (WC) 和体脂百分比 (BF%) 生物电阻抗测量。BMI 定义的肥胖率为男性 4.6%，女性 17.2%，分别比俄罗斯成年人低 3 倍和 1.8 倍以上。WC 定义的肥胖率与 BMI 相似（男性为 3.3%，女性为 10.3%），但 BF% 定义的肥胖率要高得多（男性为 22.2%，女性为 55.2%）。尽管肥胖率低于其他国家的警察，但 BMI 单独作为俄罗斯警察体重状况分类的方法并不特别准确。
