In some countries, obesity rates among police officers are higher than the general public, despite physically demanding jobs. Obesity rates based on body mass index (BMI) may lack accuracy as BMI does not directly address body composition. Since data are lacking for obesity rates among Russian police officers, this study documented and compared officer obesity rates to the adult Russian population and compared the accuracy of body mass index (BMI) for obesity classification to two direct measures of body composition. Moscow region police officers (N = 182, 84% men) underwent height, weight, waist circumference (WC), and body fat percentage (BF%) bioelectrical impedance measurements during annual medical examinations. BMI-defined obesity rates were 4.6% for men and 17.2% for women, which were >3 and >1.8 times lower than Russian adults, respectively. WC-defined obesity rates were similar to BMI (3.3% for men and 10.3% for women), but BF%-defined obesity rates were much higher (22.2% for men and 55.2% for women). Although obesity rates were lower than those found among police officers in other countries, BMI alone was not a particularly accurate method for classifying weight status among Russian police officers.

An important aspect of the present study was the impact of new methods of teaching physical education on the composite body composition. The modified methods were found to shift dietary preferences and metabolic processes in the body of the students after the termination of the educational program.

The present study has demonstrated the signs of hypodynamia in 37.5 and 43.6% of the young men and women respectively.

Согласно литературным данным, у спасателей чаще всего диагностируются заболевания органов пищеварения, дыхания, костно-мышечной системы и соединительной ткани, системы кровообращения. Показано, что уровень забо-леваемости среди лиц опасных профессий выше, чем в популяции. Выявлено, что заболевания системы кровообраще-ния являются наиболее частыми причинами, приводящими к инвалидности пожарных. Установлено, что каждый пя-тый случай патологии эндокринной системы у спасателей -ожирение, и у спасателей, страдающих ожирением, в 100% случаев были диагностированы заболевания органов пищеварения и эндокринной системы, в 76% -болезни костно-мышечной системы. Отмечено увеличение частоты онкологических заболеваний у пожарных.Ключевые слова: лица опасных профессий, заболеваемость, сердечно-сосудистые заболевания, ожирение. 5 Department of Adaptive Physical Culture and Sports Medicine of Moscow State Academy of Physical Education, Moscow Region According to the literature data, rescuers are often diagnosed digestive, respiratory, musculoskeletal circulatory and connective tissue disorders. It is shown that the incidence rate among persons of hazardous occupations is higher than in general population. It was found that diseases of the circulatory system are the most frequent causes of disability among firefighters. It was found that each fifth case of the endocrine pathology in rescuers is obesity and 100% rescuers with obesty suffer from digestive and endocrine diseases, and 76% -musculoskeletal diseases. It was revealed the significant increase in the incidence of cancer among firefighters. SOME FEATURES OF MORBIDITY IN PERSONS OF HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS