Body Composition and Work Performance of Cadets at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.

Abstract

A study was conducted to evaluate the cadet weight control program at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. During the spring academic quarter of 1979, eighty-six cadets at the Academy were enrolled in the weight control program. This represented 2% of the male and 17% of the female cadets enrolled. This report is concerned with the body composition and work performance aspects of the study. The study was conducted in two phases. Phase I, conducted during the spring quarter of 1979, evaluated the procedures used to estimate the body composition of the cadets. Phase II, conducted in the fall of 1979, studied the body composition and the work performance of the cadets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116374

Entities

People

  • Herman L. Johnston
  • Howerde E. Sauberlich
  • Michael S. Morris
  • Robert D. Fults
  • Robert E. Morris

Organizations

  • Letterman Army Hospital

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Biological Sciences
  • Body Composition
  • Body Weight
  • Data Science
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Experimental Design
  • Human Body
  • Hypotheses
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy

Fields of Study

  • Education

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  • Technical Research and Report Writing.