Results: Metabolic syndrome was present in 22.0% and 2.6% of the male and female officers, respectively. Women with short sleep had a significantly higher mean number of MS components (mean = 1.43) than those with longer sleep (mean = 0.81, p = 0.0316). Officers who stopped breathing during the night had more MS components (mean = 2.43) compared to those who did not (mean = 1.13, p = 0.0206).