U.S. Navy health surveillance, Part 2: Responses to a health promotion tracking survey.
This study further evaluated the adequacy of a brief Health Promotion Tracking Form (HPTF) for collecting data during the periodic physical examination required of all Navy personnel. Responses on the HPTF were compared to other recent Navy studies. Overall, HPTF indicators were very similar to results from other, more extensive studies. Tobacco use, back problem prevalence, body fat, hypertension prevalence, cholesterol levels, and elevated cholesterol rates closely resembled those from other recent studies. Seatbelt use, several dietary habits, alcohol consumption, exercise behavior, and Physical Readiness Test performance showed some differences in that the HPTF sample reported slightly more positive health status and practices in these areas than did comparison samples. Overall, the proposed system appears to be a workable option for providing accurate and timely Navy health promotion data on a continuing basis.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009326:Naval Medicine; D014481:United States