A associação do índice de massa corpórea com a relação cintura/quadril no comprometimento da saúde de policiais militares no Estado do Ceará

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Arnaldo Diniz
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Lustosa, Romário Pinheiro, Daniele, Thiago Medeiros da Costa, Uchôa, Francisco Nataniel Macedo, Foschetti, Daniele Abreu, Santos, Ariane Teixeira dos, Uchôa, Natália Macedo, Santos, Ricardo Lima dos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/23658
• topic: Obesidade; Sobrepeso; Índice de Massa Corporal

The association of body mass index with the waist / hip ratio in health compromising of military police in the state of Ceará. Regular physical activity is related to health improvement and also to the prevention of various non-transmisibles diseases. Studies realized with police officers in some Brazilian states have reported the presence of high body weight. This study aimed to understand the morphological profile, through the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the waist / hip ratio (WHR), the military police of the 1st CIA headquarters / 1ºBTL in the city of Russian-Ceará. This is an exploratory cross-sectional study in which there was the participation of 81 military police officers who met the following selection criteria: belong to the police-military personnel from the 1st Company / 1st BPM, belong to the operational effective frame and consent to the application, analysis and dissemination of academic data. Data analysis reported that 91% of police showed risks with implications for their health, emphasizing the prevalence of overweight and obesity. In relation to BMI and WHR it was reported that 52% were preobese; 52% and 22% were obese. However, the analysis of WHR, it was found that 44% were moderate risk, 31% high and 15% very high. It concludes that a large number of police overweight and the need to improve health and reduce aggravating cardiovascular and metabolic risk for this population.