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Body Composition and Cardiovascular Risk: A Study of Polish Military Flying Personnel.

Agata Gaździńska, Stefan Gaździński, Paweł Jagielski, Paweł Kler

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Article in Metabolites, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Potential explanations for the observed cardiovascular risk profile in military personnel: narrative review.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Agata GaździńskaLaboratory of Dietetics and Obesity Treatment, Department of Psychophysiological Measurements and Human Factor Research, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Krasińskiego 54/56, 01-755 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9910-3445
Stefan GaździńskiDepartment of Neuroimaging, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Krasińskiego 54/56, 01-755 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0740-8765
Paweł JagielskiDepartment of Nutrition and Drug Research, Faculty of Health Science, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Skawińska 8, 31-066 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7583-8965
Paweł KlerDepartment of Security, Logistics and Management, Institute of Logistics, Jarosław Dąbrowski Military University of Technology, Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2B, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland.
Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej · PLJagiellonian University · PLMilitary University of Technology in Warsaw · PL

Funding

the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland 256/2017/DA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Military personnel worldwide exhibit high rates of obesity. Obesity, and especially visceral obesity, contribute to various health issues, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). While BMI is commonly used to diagnose obesity, it has limitations and does not consider factors like fat distribution or muscle mass. This study aims to assess the relationship between BMI, percent body fat, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and cardiovascular risk factors in Polish military flying personnel. Methods: This study involved 200 men from the Polish Air Force aged 38.8 ± 8.5 years. Anthropometric tests, body composition tests, and tests of biochemical markers of CVD were conducted. (2) Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity varied based on the evaluation criterion; they were present in 63.5% of soldiers by BMI and in 52.5% by percent body fat; abdominal obesity was present in almost half (47%) of the surveyed soldiers according to WC and in 62.5% according to WHtR. All markers of obesity correlated positively with various biochemical markers of CVD, and 8.5% of subjects met the criteria for metabolic syndrome. (3) Conclusions: The prevalence of obesity in Polish military flying personnel, regardless of the evaluation criterion, is associated with significant metabolic complications in the form of lipid disorders and insulin resistance.

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cardiovascular diseasemilitary flying personnelnational securityobesityPolish Armysoldiers

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PMID37887427
PMCPMC10608823
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