Reference Values for Body Composition, Graded Exercise Testing, Hemodynamics, and Pulmonary Function in Male and Female Firefighters.

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Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-06 DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000003444

Grant M Tinsley, Jacob A Mota, Michael J Conner, Alex Jesko, Kealey J Wohlgemuth, Christian Rodriguez

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Objective: This analysis establishes reference values for health and performance indicators in a large sample of US firefighters.

Methods: Data from 3867 firefighters (3651 males and 216 females) were analyzed to establish percentiles for anthropometrics, body composition, graded exercise, hemodynamics, and pulmonary function.

Results: The median characteristics of all male firefighters included: age, 38 years; body mass index, 29.2 kg/m 2 ; body fat percentage, 24%; and VO 2 max 32 mL/kg/min. The median characteristics of all female firefighters included: age, 33 years; body mass index, 25.7 kg/m 2 ; body fat percentage, 29%; and VO 2 max, 31 mL/kg/min. Reference values stratified by decade of age were also established.

Conclusions: The presented values can be used to contextualize the performance of individual firefighters and fire departments and to promote evidence-based discussions regarding physical evaluations and standards for occupational readiness.

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男女消防员身体成分、分级运动测试、血流动力学和肺功能的参考值。

目的：本分析在美国消防员的大样本中建立健康和绩效指标的参考值。方法：对3867名消防员（3651名男性和216名女性）的数据进行分析，建立人体测量学、身体成分、分级运动、血流动力学和肺功能的百分位数。结果：所有男性消防员的中位特征包括：年龄，38岁；身体质量指数29.2 kg/m2；体脂率，24%；VO2max 32 mL/kg/min。所有女消防员的中位特征包括：年龄33岁；体质指数25.7 kg/m2；体脂率，29%；VO2max为31 mL/kg/min。还建立了按年龄分层的参考值。结论：提出的数值可用于消防员个人和消防部门的表现背景，并促进关于身体评估和职业准备标准的循证讨论。

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