Tactical Masters Athletes: BMI Index Classifications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- the obesity incidence of US male adults 40–59 years was compared to that of Active Duty Enlisted US Marines 46–50 years of age;
- the obesity incidence of North American MA was compared to that of Active Duty Enlisted US Marines 46–50 years of age; and
- the average BMI was compared between Active Duty Enlisted US Marines 46–50 years of age and North American MA.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Marines | Age (y) | Height (m) | Mass (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) |
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Male (n = 402) | 47.2 ± 1.2 | 1.76 ± 0.07 | 83.2 ± 10.0 | 26.7 ± 2.3 |
BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
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Context | Underweight % BMI < 18.5 | Normal % BMI = 18.5–24.9 | Overweight % BMI = 25.0–29.9 | Obese BMI ≥ 30.0 | Average BMI |
US Marines 1 n = 402 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 73.1 | 8.7 * | 26.7 ± 2.3 |
Football 2 n = 29 | 0.0 | 44.8 | 41.4 | 13.8 * | 26.1 ± 3.0 |
Track & Field 2 n = 73 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 93.2 | 5.5 * | 25.0 ± 3.9 *** |
Swimming 2 n = 20 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 10.0 * | 25.8 ± 2.8 |
Volley Ball 2 n = 33 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 54.5 | 9.1 * | 26.0 ± 2.5 |
Soft Ball 2 n = 25 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 64.0 | 24.0 *,** | 28.0 ± 3.0 *** |
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Keefer, M.; Walsh, J.; Adams, K.; Climstein, M.; Harris, C.; DeBeliso, M. Tactical Masters Athletes: BMI Index Classifications. Sports 2022, 10, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10020022
Keefer M, Walsh J, Adams K, Climstein M, Harris C, DeBeliso M. Tactical Masters Athletes: BMI Index Classifications. Sports. 2022; 10(2):22. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10020022
Chicago/Turabian StyleKeefer, Marc, Joe Walsh, Kent Adams, Mike Climstein, Chad Harris, and Mark DeBeliso. 2022. "Tactical Masters Athletes: BMI Index Classifications" Sports 10, no. 2: 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10020022