Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Weight Loss in Male and Female Active-duty Service Members: A Weight Management Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overweight and obesity are critical public health concerns with relevance to U.S. military personnel, as active duty service members must meet physical fitness and body composition standards. Biological sex and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis may affect service members' weight management efforts, but it is unclear what contribution each of these factors independently or in combination have on weight loss.

Method

Addressing this gap in knowledge, the current study used multilevel models to examine the effects of sex and self-reported PTSD diagnosis on change in weight of active duty Navy service members (n = 178, 61% female, 24% PTSD) over the course of and after a behavioral weight management intervention.

Results

On average, participants' we

SUBMITTER: Morse JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12459863 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature