A cohort study of body mass index changes among U.S. Air Force personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BMC Public Health · 2025 · PMC11817703 · PMID 39934753

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, which taken together indicate an increasing trend of BMI among U.S. active-duty military personnel.

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Our findings suggest that these public health protection measures are only contributing factors to an overall trend of increased BMI among USAF personnel, as the prevalence of personnel with obesity among the USAF cohort increased only 2.1% from the pre-pandemic to the early pandemic period and an additional 6.1% from the early to late pandemic periods.

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