Military services fitness database: development of a computerized physical fitness and weight management database for the U.S. Army.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated development of a system to collect and manage data on the weight, percent body fat (%BF), and fitness of all military personnel. This project aimed to (1) develop a computerized weight and fitness database to track individuals and Army units over time allowing cross-sectional and longitudinal evaluations and (2) test the computerized system for feasibility and integrity of data collection over several years of usage. The computer application, the Military Services Fitness Database (MSFD), was designed for (1) storage and tracking of data related to height, weight, %BF for the Army Weight Control Program (AWCP) and Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) scores and (2) generation of reports using these data. A 2.5-year pilot test of the MSFD indicated that it monitors population and individual trends of changing body weight, %BF, and fitness in a military population.
Williamson
Donald A
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808-4124, USA.
Bathalon
Gaston P
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Sigrist
Lori D
LD
Allen
H Raymond
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Friedl
Karl E
KE
Young
Andrew J
AJ
Martin
Corby K
CK
Stewart
Tiffany M
TM
Burrell
Lolita
L
Han
Hongmei
H
Hubbard
Van S
VS
Ryan
Donna
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D014481:United States; D015430:Weight Gain; D055815:Young Adult