Military services fitness database: development of a computerized physical fitness and weight management database for the U.S. Army

The Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated development of a system to collect and manage data on the weight, percent body fat (%BF), and fitness of all military personnel. This project aimed to (1) develop a computerized weight and fitness database to track individuals and Army units over time all...

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Published in:Military medicine 2009-01, Vol.174 (1), p.1-8
Main Authors: Williamson, Donald A, Bathalon, Gaston P, Sigrist, Lori D, Allen, H Raymond, Friedl, Karl E, Young, Andrew J, Martin, Corby K, Stewart, Tiffany M, Burrell, Lolita, Han, Hongmei, Hubbard, Van S, Ryan, Donna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Armed forces
Automation
Body fat
Communication
Compliance
Computers
Databases as Topic
Female
Gender
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Military Personnel
Military service
Physical Fitness - physiology
Physical fitness tests
Review boards
United States
Weight control
Weight Gain
Young Adult
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Summary:The Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated development of a system to collect and manage data on the weight, percent body fat (%BF), and fitness of all military personnel. This project aimed to (1) develop a computerized weight and fitness database to track individuals and Army units over time allowing cross-sectional and longitudinal evaluations and (2) test the computerized system for feasibility and integrity of data collection over several years of usage. The computer application, the Military Services Fitness Database (MSFD), was designed for (1) storage and tracking of data related to height, weight, %BF for the Army Weight Control Program (AWCP) and Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) scores and (2) generation of reports using these data. A 2.5-year pilot test of the MSFD indicated that it monitors population and individual trends of changing body weight, %BF, and fitness in a military population.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.7205/milmed-d-03-7807