Science behind policy: implementing a modern circumference-based body fat equation with a physical fitness threshold is associated with lower musculoskeletal injury risk.
Holly L McClung, P Matthew Bartlett, Barry A Spiering, Stephen A Foulis, Tyler E Oliver, Leila A Walker, Vy T Nguyen, Susan P Proctor, James P McClung, Kathryn M Taylor
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Abstract
Background: Body composition influences physical fitness (PF) and risk of musculoskeletal injury (MSKI). Assessing the relationship between body fat (BF), PF and MSKI risk in a large diverse military population may provide evidence basis informing health-care policies, practices, and programs for military and civilian populations.
Objective: Evaluate the validity of expedient methods to estimate BF (e.g., circumference-based equation (CBE) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)) and investigate relationships between BF and PF with MSKI risk in a large diverse population.
Methods: Participants were 1904 active-duty Soldiers (643 F) representing Army demographics sex, race/ethnicity (R/E), and age. PF, defined as the most recent Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) score and incidence of MSKI, were obtained from Army records. BF was determined by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (%BFDXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis (%BFBIA), and CBE using 3-site (Hodgdon, %BFHE) and 1-site (Taylor-McClung, %BFTM) equations. Results were stratified by race and sex, to evaluate differences in accuracy of estimated %BF (weighted root mean squared error from %BFDXA). Associations of BF and PF with MSKI risk were evaluated with logistic regression.
Results: CBE and BIA underestimated %BF compared to %BFDXA. %BFBIA differed from %BFDXA overall and by sex. %BFTM underestimation was uniform across both sex and R/E compared to %BFDXA. Mean differences from %BFDXA by sex (M;F) were lower when measured by %BFTM (4.38; 4.59) compared to %BFHE (5.88; 4.39). Individuals had a greater likelihood of MSKI if they failed BF standards (odds ratio 1.32). Scoring ≥ 540 total on ACFT exhibited a 31% (95% CI: 0.52, 0.92) lower MSKI risk during the following 12 months than those with a lower score.
Conclusions: A single-site BF equation (%BFTM) maintained similar accuracy across the Soldier population by sex, age, and R/E. Implementing a PF score threshold in lieu of passing Army BF standards was associated with lower MSKI risk.
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