Military Services Fitness Database: Development of a Computerized Physical Fitness and Weight Management Database for the U.S. Army

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated the 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 accomplish the following: (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 storage and tracking of data related to height, weight, and %BF for the Army Weight Control Program (AWCP) and Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) scores and 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA503376

Entities

People

  • Andrew J Young
  • Corby K Martin
  • Donald A. Williamson
  • Donna Ryan
  • Gaston P. Bathalon
  • H. R. Allen
  • Hongmei Han
  • Karl E. Friedl
  • Lolita Burrell
  • Lori D. Sigrist
  • Tiffany M. Stewart
  • Van S. Hubbard

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Weight
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Fitness
  • Social Sciences
  • United States

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  • Software Engineering