Health-related quality of life and related factors of military police officers.
OBJECTIVE
The present study aimed to determine the effect of demographic characteristics, occupation, anthropometric indices, and leisure-time physical activity levels on coronary risk and health-related quality of life among military police officers from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.


METHODS
The sample included 165 military police officers who fulfilled the study’s inclusion criteria. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Short Form Health Survey were used, in addition to a spreadsheet of socio-demographic, occupational and anthropometric data. Statistical analyses were performed using descriptive analysis followed by Spearman Correlation and multiple linear regression analysis using the backward method.


RESULTS
The waist-to-height ratio was identified as a risk factor low health-related quality of life. In addition, the conicity index, fat percentage, years of service in the military police, minutes of work per day and leisure-time physical activity levels were identified as risk factors for coronary disease among police officers.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that the Military Police Department should adopt an institutional policy that allows police officers to practice regular physical activity in order to maintain and improve their physical fitness, health, job performance, and quality of life.
University of State of Santa Catarina, Adapted Physical Activity Laboratory, Pascoal Simone Street, 358, 88080-350 Coqueiros, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil. francascaes@yahoo.com.br.
Franciele Cascaes
FC
da Silva
Salma Stéphany Soleman
SS
Hernandez
Beatriz Angélica Valdivia
BA
Arancibia
Thiago Luis da Silva
TL
Castro
Paulo José Barbosa Gutierres
PJ
Filho
Rudney
R
da Silva
D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009043:Motor Activity; D016495:Police / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055105:Waist Circumference; D055815:Young Adult