Quality of life, health conditions and life style of civil police officers.

OBJECTIVES Evaluate the relation between quality of life, health conditions and life style of Civil Police Officers in Porto Alegre/RS. METHOD Transversal study with 237 police officers that answered a questionnaire containing socio-occupational information, life style, health conditions and the instrument World Health Quality of Life (WHOQOL-bref). The data was collected in 2018 and submitted to statistical analysis. RESULTS Broad domain of quality of life showed higher rates in non-hypertensive subjects (p=0,002), without cardiovascular alterations (p=0,001), non-smokers (p=0,003), no alcohol ingestion (p=0,036), regular physical activity (p<0,001), healthy eating (p<0,001), no use of medication (p=0,028), able to have time to rest (p=0,049). Correlated with sleeping, weight, abdominal and hip circumference (p<0.01). CONCLUSION Chronic diseases, use of medication and unhealthy lifestyle are related to worsening health-related quality of life.