Obesity in the UK Armed Forces: Risk Factors
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Obesity in the UK Armed Forces: risk factors.
OBJECTIVE To assess the risk factors of obesity in terms of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in the UK Armed Forces. METHODS A quota sample from all UK services, of 2,448 men and 311 women aged 17-55 years. RESULTS The risk ratios for those with a BMI 227.5 kg/m2 and waist circumference 294 cm in men were 0.21 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.13-0.34) for non-whites compared to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Military Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0026-4075,1930-613X
DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-10-00260