Profiling Overweight Patients in the U.S. Navy: Health Conditions and Costs

Abstract

The purpose of this study was (1) to identify the health conditions recorded in a sample of U.S. Navy enlisted men who had been diagnosed as obese during one or more of their admissions to a naval hospital from 1974 through 1984, (2) to determine whether these disorders correspond with those reported in the scientific literature, and (3) to examine the obesity-related costs in terms of numbers of days hospitalized and career outcome. Keywords: Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Gout, Coronary heart disease, Gallbladder disease, Physical disability, Health promotion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 1989
Accession Number
ADA223819

Entities

People

  • A. Hoiberg
  • M. S. Mcnally

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biliary Tract
  • Biliary Tract Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Digestive System
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Heart Diseases
  • Hospitals
  • Hypertension
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Military Personnel
  • Nose
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Scientific Literature

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Organizational Psychology.