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Physical activity in police beyond self-report.

J Occup Environ Med

March 2014

From The University of Iowa College of Nursing (Drs Ramey, Perkhounkova, Moon, and Tseng, and Ms Wilson, Ms Hein, and Ms Hood) The University of Iowa College of Public Health (Dr Ramey), Iowa City; and Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University (Dr Franke), Ames.

Objective: Police officers have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease. Reductions in occupational physical activity may contribute to the risk, yet there have been few efforts to characterize the physical demands of police work beyond self-report.

Purpose: To compare measured physical activity between work and off-duty hours and assess the effects of stress on physical activity.

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