Trends in overweight and obesity among 18-year-old applicants to the United States military, 1993-2006.
We examined trends in overweight and obesity among 756,269 18-year-old civilian applicants to the United States military from 1993-2006. The prevalence of overweight increased from 22.8% in 1993 to 27.1% in 2006, and obesity increased from 2.8% to 6.8%. We conclude the U.S. military is recruiting from an increasingly overweight population.
Hsu
Lucy L
LL
Army Medical Surveillance Activity, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA.
Nevin
Remington L
RL
Tobler
Steven K
SK
Rubertone
Mark V
MV
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*