Associations between anthropometric characteristics and physical performance in male law enforcement officers: a retrospective cohort study

Table 1 Descriptive information for full-time officers as a cohort and by %BF groupings

Measure	Cohort Mean ± SD	‘Average’ and below group^b Mean ± SD	‘Above average’ group^b Mean ± SD
Measure	n = 76	n = 31	n = 45
Weight (kg)	84.45 ± 12.80	82.82 ± 13.40	85.58 ± 12.40
Chest skinfold (mm)	13.74 ± 5.52	8.77 ± 3.54	17.16 ± 3.77^a
Abdominal skinfold (mm)	24.57 ± 8.85	17.74 ± 6.52	29.27 ± 7.00^a
Thigh skinfold (mm)	12.72 ± 4.99	10.19 ± 3.26	14.47 ± 5.25^a
Sum of skinfolds (mm)	51.01 ± 14.56	36.71 ± 9.03	60.87 ± 7.88^a
Estimated body fat (%)	16.89 ± 4.60	12.40 ± 3.21	19.98 ± 2.25^a
Estimated lean mass (kg)	70.21 ± 11.45	72.71 ± 12.82	68.48 ± 10.20
Estimated fat mass (kg)	14.24 ± 4.50	10.11 ± 2.66	17.09 ± 3.06^a
Push-ups (reps)	55.58 ± 17.35	64.39 ± 16.39	49.51 ± 15.43^a
Sit-ups (reps)	41.05 ± 6.96	43.51 ± 6.34	39.32 ± 6.92
Vertical jump height (cm)	61.26 ± 7.96	65.75 ± 7.55	58.17 ± 6.71^a
Estimated peak power (w)	5478.38 ± 829.96	5661.33 ± 828.93	5352.34 ± 815.99
Bench press (kg)	93.79 ± 25.91	102.21 ± 27.16	88.00 ± 23.60
Bench press ratio (BPR)	1.10 ± 0.23	1.22 ± 0.23	1.02 ± 0.18^a
300 m (secs)	56.03 ± 10.67	52.96 ± 6.26	58.15 ± 12.49
1.5 mile run (min:secs)	12.75 ± 2.30	11.86 ± 1.47	13.37 ± 2.57
Estimated VO2 max (ml.kg.min.-1)	41.31 ± 6.50	43.96 ± 4.36	39.49 ± 7.12

^aSignificant difference between groups, with p < .001
^bGroups: i) ‘Average and below’ included participants with a %BF of 15.0 % and below for males up to the age of 30 years of age, and 17.0 % and below for males up to 50 years of age, and ii) ‘Above average’ included participants with a %BF above 15.0 % for males up to the age of 30 years of age, and above 17.0 % for males up to 50 years of age [8]

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