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Query Trace: Park Sohyun[original query] |
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Physical activity level of the military age- and BMI-eligible population of the United States, 2015-2020
Webber Bryant J , Omura John D , Bornstein Daniel B , Deuster Patricia A , O'Connor Francis G , Park Sohyun , Whitfield Geoffrey P . Med Sci Sports Exerc 2022 54 54-55 PURPOSE: Inadequate pre-enlistment physical activity is a risk factor for musculoskeletal injury during and discharge from basic military training. We estimated the prevalence of physical activity (PA) participation among the US population eligible to enter the armed forces based on age and body mass index (BMI) overall and by selected characteristics. | | METHODS: Data on non-pregnant, age-eligible respondents (aged 17-42 years) were analyzed from the January 2015 - March 2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (unweighted n = 5964). In accordance with Department of Defense policy, BMI eligibility was defined as 19.0-27.5 kg/m2; BMI was calculated from measured weight and height. Based on guidance from the US Army Pre-Basic Combat Training Physical Training Program and the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition, we characterized inadequate PA participation as < 300 minutes/week of equivalent moderate-intensity PA from all domains. We calculated PA overall and compared PA by gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, and family income using the Satterthwaite adjusted F-test. | | RESULTS: Of the age-eligible population, 47.3% were BMI eligible. Among those eligible by age and BMI, 27.5% had an inadequate PA level. Prevalence of inadequate PA was lower among males than females (P = .001) and non-Hispanic white persons versus other racial/ethnic groups (P < .001); no significant differences were evident by age, education, or family income. Among those with BMI < 19.0 kg/m2 and > 27.5 kg/m2, respective prevalence of inadequate PA was 36.3% and 36.5%. | | CONCLUSIONS: Less than half of the military age-eligible US population has an eligible BMI for entering the US armed forces. Over a quarter of these report PA that may be inadequate for basic military training. Promotion of healthy weight status and participation in PA in young adults could help improve readiness to enter the armed forces. |
Modeling the potential public health impact of prepregnancy obesity on adverse fetal and infant outcomes.
Honein MA , Devine O , Sharma AJ , Rasmussen SA , Park S , Kucik JE , Boyle C . Obesity (Silver Spring) 2013 21 (6) 1276-83 OBJECTIVE: Approximately one-third of US reproductive-aged women are obese, and prepregnancy obesity is a strong risk factor for adverse fetal and infant outcomes. The annual number of preventable adverse fetal and infant outcomes associated with prepregnancy obesity in the US was estimated. DESIGN AND METHODS: Adverse fetal and infant outcomes for which statistically significant associations with prepregnancy obesity had been reported by peer-reviewed meta-analyses, which included fetal deaths and nine different major birth defects, were assessed. The true prevalence of prepregnancy obesity was estimated by multiplying self-reported prepregnancy obesity by a bias factor based on the difference between measured and self-reported obesity in US adult women. A Monte Carlo simulation approach was used to model the attributable fraction and preventable number, accounting for uncertainty in the estimates for: strength of the association with obesity, obesity prevalence, and outcome prevalence. RESULTS: Eliminating the impact of prepregnancy obesity would potentially prevent the highest numbers of four outcomes: fetal deaths (6,990; uncertainty interval [UI] 4,110-10,080), congenital heart defects (2,850; UI 1,035-5,065), hydrocephalus (490; UI 150-850), and spina bifida (405; UI 305-505). If 10% of women with prepregnancy obesity achieved a healthy weight before pregnancy or otherwise mitigated the impact of obesity, nearly 300 congenital heart defects and 700 fetal deaths per year could potentially be prevented. CONCLUSION: This simulation suggests that effective prevention strategies to reduce prepregnancy obesity or the risk associated with obesity could have a measurable impact on infant health in the US. |
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