Prevalence of High Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents at a US Military Treatment Facility, 2008–2009

Choi, Y. Sammy; Berry-Caban, Cristobal; Stratman, Rachel; Fleming, Jill H.

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Prevalence of High Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents at a US Military Treatment Facility, 2008–2009

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2012

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Prev Chronic Dis. 9.

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Choi, Y. Sammy ; Berry-Caban, Cristobal ; Stratman, Rachel ; Fleming, Jill H. ;

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We assessed the prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) in a large cohort of military children. We compared BMI data from electronic medical records of military children aged 2 to 18 years with BMI data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The 23,778 military children studied were significantly less likely than the NHANES children to be overweight (27.1% vs 31.8%) or obese (11.9% vs 16.9%). Even though military parents are required to maintain fitness and weight standards, the absolute difference between military and civilian children was small.

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