title: Body composition assessment failure rates and obesity in the United States Navy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to identify subpopulations at high risk for body composition assessment (BCA) failure within the Navy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was an institutional review board-approved retrospective review of data retrieved from the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Physical Readiness Information Management System. Data were considered clinically significant if a subpopulation's BCA failure rate was 10% or greater than that groups' gender average. The data obtained include the entire population, so no correction was necessary for sample bias and all differences are statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of obesity was 13.6%. High-risk populations included age 36 to 40, rank of E5 and E6, females with a height between 68 and 69 inches, females 161 lb or heavier, males 201 lb or heavier, females with a body mass index of 27 or greater, and males with a body mass index of 29 or greater.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study identified multiple at risk populations for BCA failure. As we move forward with programs designed to combat increasing obesity rates, such as the Department of Defense Healthy Base Initiative, further resources and studies can be aimed toward these higher risk subpopulations.
authors: Naval Hospital Okinawa, PSC 482, FPO, AP 96362-1600.
authors: Robert P
authors: RP
authors: Lennon
authors: Naval Hospital Jacksonville, 2080 Child Street, Jacksonville, FL 32214.
authors: Anna L
authors: AL
authors: Oberhofer
authors: Naval Hospital Jacksonville, 2080 Child Street, Jacksonville, FL 32214.
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: McQuade
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology