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dc.contributor.authorShusko, M.-
dc.contributor.authorBenedetti, L.-
dc.contributor.authorKorre, Maria-
dc.contributor.authorEshleman, Emily J.-
dc.contributor.authorFarioli, Andrea-
dc.contributor.authorChristophi, Costas A.-
dc.contributor.authorKales, Stefanos N.-
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-16T09:38:07Z-
dc.date.available2017-11-16T09:38:07Z-
dc.date.issued2017-10-07-
dc.identifier.citationOccupational Medicine, 2017, vol. 67, no. 7, pp. 555–561en_US
dc.identifier.issn14718405-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/10509-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Suboptimal recruit fitness may be a risk factor for poor performance, injury, illness, and lost time during police academy training. Aims: To assess the probability of successful completion and graduation from a police academy as a function of recruits' baseline fitness levels at the time of academy entry. Methods: Retrospective study where all available records from recruit training courses held (2006-2012) at all Massachusetts municipal police academies were reviewed and analysed. Entry fitness levels were quantified from the following measures, as recorded at the start of each training class: body composition, push-ups, sit-ups, sit-and-reach, and 1.5-mile run-time. The primary outcome of interest was the odds of not successfully graduating from an academy. We used generalized linear mixed models in order to fit logistic regression models with random intercepts for assessing the probability of not graduating, based on entry-level fitness. The primary analyses were restricted to recruits with complete entry-level fitness data. Results: The fitness measures most strongly associated with academy failure were lesser number of pushups completed (odds ratio [OR] = 5.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.3-11.7, for 20 versus 41-60 push-ups) and slower run times (OR = 3.8, 95% CI 1.8-7.8, [1.5 mile run time of ≥ 15'20"] versus [12'33" to 10'37"]). Conclusions: Baseline pushups and 1.5-mile run-time showed the best ability to predict successful academy graduation, especially when considered together. Future research should include prospective validation of entry-level fitness as a predictor of subsequent police academy success.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofOccupational Medicineen_US
dc.rights© The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Occupational Medicineen_US
dc.subjectAerobicen_US
dc.subjectCooper Fitnessen_US
dc.subjectPoliceen_US
dc.subjectPush-upen_US
dc.subjectRecruitsen_US
dc.subjectVO2 maxen_US
dc.titleRecruit fitness as a predictor of police academy graduationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationHarvard Universityen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus University of Technologyen_US
dc.collaborationUniversity of Bolognaen_US
dc.subject.categoryHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.journalsOpen Accessen_US
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.countryUnited Statesen_US
dc.countryBrazilen_US
dc.subject.fieldMedical and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/occmed/kqx127en_US
dc.relation.issue7en_US
dc.relation.volume67en_US
cut.common.academicyear2017-2018en_US
dc.identifier.spage555en_US
dc.identifier.epage561en_US
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crisitem.journal.journalissn1471-8405-
crisitem.journal.publisherOxford University Press-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0003-0503-1538-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
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