BMI Alterations and Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Related to Service Duration at the German Armed Forces.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to assess body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of overweight and obesity at entry and release of service at the German Armed Forces and related associations to service duration. In a cohort study, 85,076 paired BMI data sets (entry and release of service) of German soldiers (5.4% females) between 2010 to 2022 were analyzed retrospectively to assess BMI alterations and the prevalence of overweight (BMI ≥ 25) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30) after service durations of ≤2 years, 2-5 years, or ≥5 years. Between 2010 and 2022, we observed a trend for BMI increases of about 0.5 kg/m² (X² = 27.104, p = 0.007). BMI increases differed significantly (X² = 7622.858, p < 0.001) after ≤2 years (0.0 kg/m²), after 2-5 years

SUBMITTER: Scheit L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9859257 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature