Association between body composition standards and eating disorder medical claims among active-duty service women.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Eating disorders are a worldwide public health concern with the United States having a particularly high prevalence. Eating disorders are of particular concern to the Department of Defense and Military Health System (MHS) because body composition standards are in place for active-duty service members.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of active-duty service women (ADSW) ages 18 and older in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps during fiscal years (FY) 2018-2019. Utilizing claims data from the MHS Data Repository (MDR), we identified ADSW with a Body Mass Index (BMI) measure during the study period and compared their BMI to Service-specific requirements and diagnosis of an eating disorder.

Results

We identified a total of 161,209 ADS

SUBMITTER: Korona-Bailey J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10875869 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature