Body Mass Index Effect on Health Service Utilization Among Active Duty Male United States Army Soldiers

Military Medicine
Brian ShiozawaTracey Koehlmoos

Abstract

Obesity and overweight, defined as body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 and above or 25.0-29.9, respectively, are of significant concern to the military population, due to their associated comorbidities and potential for impaired readiness. In 2016, the US Army reported a prevalence of 17.3% obesity and 52.9% overweight among soldiers, despite both physical demands of the job and Department of Defense (DoD) guidelines which recommend separation from service for those unable to meet body composition standards. This study examines the health service utilization of active duty, male Army soldiers in order to determine the prevalence of obesity and overweight and to estimate the effects of these conditions on readiness. This was a cross-sectional study utilizing fiscal year (FY) 2015 TRICARE claims and military treatment facility (MTF) encounter data obtained from the Military Health System Data Repository (MDR), for 467,732 US Army male Soldiers on active duty. We obtained basic demographic information (age, race, and rank) from the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). Next, we calculated BMI for this cohort by matching patients to their vital statistics of height and weight measurements. Finally, we obtained their he...Continue Reading

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