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. 2019 Feb;61(2):e51-e55.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001515.

Association Between Somatotype Profile and Health-Related Physical Fitness in Special Police Unit

Alfredo Oliveira Araújo  1 , José Maria Cancela, Sílvia Rocha-Rodrigues, Luís Paulo Rodrigues
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Association Between Somatotype Profile and Health-Related Physical Fitness in Special Police Unit

Alfredo Oliveira Araújo et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Objectives: To characterize somatotype profile and analyze the association between somatotype components, physical, and physiological variables in special police unit (SPU) officers.

Methods: One hundred eight male SPU officers, aged 42.5 ± 4.1 years. Somatotype profile, predicted maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), and physical performance tests were evaluated.

Results: The mean somatotypes were 4.04-6.38-1.22. All values clustered amongst the endo-mesomorphism (86%) while mesomorphy was the dominant component (98%). The mean of predicted VO2max was 50.3 ± 5.2 mL kg min. The body mass index (BMI) is more than or equal to 30 was associated to a lowest predicted VO2max (r = 0.613). The VO2max negatively correlated with mesomorphy (r = -0.251). Mesomorphy somatotype was positively associated with maximal and explosive strength tests.

Conclusion: Our findings indicated that somatotype profile can be used as an accurate method to assess body physique and shape in SPU officers and an ecto-mesomorphism profile was associated to superior performance in physical and physiological measures.

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