From: Prevalence of obesity and associated health risks in soldiers of the German Armed Forces
Counts (n) | (%) | ||
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Gender | female | 4,167 | 10.4 |
male | 35,998 | 89.6 | |
Military rank | crew | 32,808 | 81.7 |
officer | 7,357 | 18.3 | |
Military unit | non-combat | 34,719 | 86.4 |
combat | 5,446 | 13.6 | |
BMI (kg/m2) weight state | BMI < 25 | 13,203 | 32.9 |
BMI ≥ 25–29.9 | 19,718 | 49.1 | |
BMI ≥ 30 | 7,244 | 18.0 | |
Obesity (kg/m2) class 1 - 3 | BMI ≥ 30–34.9 | 6,264 | 86.5 |
BMI 35–39.9 | 861 | 11.9 | |
BMI ≥ 40 | 119 | 1.6 | |
Waist (cm) health state adjusted for male/female | normal | 21,397 | 53.3 |
overweight | 10,122 | 25.2 | |
obese | 8,646 | 21.5 |