Anthropometric Study of U.S. Army National Guard Personnel, Fort Polk, Louisiana (2003)

Abstract

This report highlights the collection of anthropometric and demographic data for a group of Army National Guard (ARNG) personnel (N=451) who were preparing, at Fort Polk, Louisiana, for active duty in Bosnia and Kosovo in July 2003. These data provide information on body size and shape for Army National Guard personnel. In addition, this report, the first of its kind, provides weights (grams) from a post-hoc study of warm weather and temperate Battle Dress Uniforms (BDUs), T-shirts and socks. Data from this new ARNG study are compared with data from active duty soldiers from an earlier study, the 1988 Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Army Personnel: Methods and Summary Statistics (Gordon et al., 1989) (ANSUR), in order to assess differences between these two groups. Results indicate that white males from the ARNG group were, on average, shorter and heavier with larger waist circumferences and larger Body Mass Index (BMI) than their active duty counterparts. A number of these differences were statistically significant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA433171

Entities

People

  • Claire C. Gordon
  • Todd N. Garlie

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Age Groups
  • Army Personnel
  • Artillery
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Females
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Military Reserves
  • National Guard
  • Native Americans
  • Personnel Management
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • Warfare

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  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.