2018
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usx053
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Comparison of Body Composition Metrics for United States Air Force Airmen

Abstract: From our findings, we present a 20-point WHtR scoring system for the Air Force to use in lieu of its traditional usage of WC. We used this assessment chart to score all Airmen in our database and compared the results to their current scores on the abdominal circumference portion of the test with respect to predicting run time, after accounting for sex, age, and number of push-ups and sit-ups. The R2 value improved from 40.3 to 43.6, a relative improvement of approximately 8%, a fairly significant effect given … Show more

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“…There is good evidence from around the world that screening for WHtR could prevent the metabolic implications of misdiagnosis by BMI alone in children (15,55) , adolescents (56,57) and adults (6,13,58) . Further, recent reports from the US Army (59) and US Air Force (60) have recommended screening of body fat and cardio fitness in military personnel using WHtR instead of other anthropometric measures.…”
Section: Implications For Screeningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is good evidence from around the world that screening for WHtR could prevent the metabolic implications of misdiagnosis by BMI alone in children (15,55) , adolescents (56,57) and adults (6,13,58) . Further, recent reports from the US Army (59) and US Air Force (60) have recommended screening of body fat and cardio fitness in military personnel using WHtR instead of other anthropometric measures.…”
Section: Implications For Screeningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Besides its utility for indicating obesity, waist to height ratio (WHtR) has been proposed to better predict cardiometabolic risk (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease) over both BMI and WC [ 10 , 11 ]. Yet, limited research has examined WHtR among US military personnel [ 12 , 13 ]. Finally, as a direct estimate of adiposity, body fat percentage (BF%) is easily measured in the field using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) [ 14 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although laboratory tests (e.g., hydrodensitometry) are available to measure body fat, we focus on measures that have been or could be easily implemented by the military services (Wagner and Heyward, 1999). Common measures include BMI, WC, WtHR, and WHR (Friedl, 2012;Griffith et al, 2018). The AF-FA measures WC using AC.…”
Section: Types Of Assessmentsmentioning
confidence: 99%