| Air Force | Army | Marine Corps | Navy | Coast Guard | Total Sample | ||||||
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Characteristics a | N | Mean ± SEM or % | N | Mean ± SEM or % | N | Mean ± SEM or % | N | Mean ± SEM or % | N | Mean ± SEM or % | N | Mean ± SEM or % |
Sociodemographic | ||||||||||||
Age, y | 7846 | 29.87 ± 0.09 | 4726 | 31.96 ± 0.15 | 5608 | 26.63 ± 0.10 | 5169 | 30.61 ± 0.13 | 3685 | 31.05 ± 0.13 | 27,034 | 29.86 ± 0.06 |
  < 20 y | 513 | 6.7 | 121 | 4.38 | 466 | 12.44 | 107 | 3.75 | 74 | 2.46 | 1281 | 6.35 |
 20–≤25 y | 2245 | 29.3 | 638 | 21.49 | 1619 | 43.47 | 911 | 28.34 | 761 | 24.36 | 6174 | 30.03 |
 25–≤30 y | 1707 | 23.9 | 862 | 22.96 | 1195 | 21.07 | 1051 | 24.25 | 910 | 26.64 | 5725 | 23.58 |
 30–≤35 y | 1169 | 15.8 | 851 | 17.94 | 875 | 10.54 | 977 | 17.14 | 759 | 20.87 | 4631 | 16.04 |
 35–≤40 y | 1220 | 13.6 | 947 | 16.54 | 841 | 7.69 | 970 | 14.39 | 572 | 13.29 | 4550 | 12.98 |
  > 40 y | 992 | 10.7 | 1307 | 16.70 | 612 | 4.78 | 1153 | 12.13 | 609 | 12.39 | 4673 | 11.02 |
Sex, female | 2816 | 19.8 | 1647 | 14.3 | 1572 | 7.2 | 1936 | 16.6 | 556 | 13.17 | 8527 | 14.7 |
Education | ||||||||||||
 High school or equiv. | 1096 | 15.9 | 531 | 19.99 | 1736 | 43.78 | 891 | 26.61 | 791 | 23.42 | 5045 | 25.5 |
 Some college | 2620 | 36.4 | 1435 | 37.34 | 2051 | 36.38 | 1553 | 35.62 | 1427 | 41.99 | 9086 | 37.2 |
 2-year college | 1608 | 19.0 | 656 | 12.51 | 420 | 5.84 | 757 | 11.88 | 391 | 10.37 | 3832 | 12.6 |
 4-year college | 862 | 9.5 | 819 | 15.30 | 816 | 9.18 | 852 | 12.08 | 481 | 12.46 | 3830 | 11.3 |
 Beyond college | 1660 | 19.2 | 1285 | 14.86 | 585 | 4.83 | 1116 | 13.81 | 595 | 11.76 | 5241 | 13.4 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||
 Non-Hispanic white | 5736 | 74.3 | 3062 | 66.8 | 3699 | 67.0 | 3325 | 63.0 | 2861 | 77.4 | 18,683 | 69.8 |
 Non-Hispanic black | 686 | 7.6 | 719 | 12.0 | 542 | 8.1 | 680 | 11.4 | 135 | 3.4 | 2762 | 8.6 |
 Hispanic | 804 | 10.2 | 564 | 13.1 | 983 | 17.8 | 592 | 13.3 | 412 | 12.1 | 3355 | 13.1 |
 Other/multiple | 620 | 7.9 | 381 | 8.1 | 384 | 7.2 | 572 | 12.3 | 277 | 7.2 | 2234 | 8.5 |
Marital status | ||||||||||||
 Never married | 2270 | 29.3 | 842 | 23.12 | 1559 | 39.75 | 1323 | 31.49 | 942 | 28.13 | 6936 | 30.7 |
 Currently married | 4669 | 60.4 | 3126 | 64.44 | 3388 | 51.27 | 3138 | 57.27 | 2365 | 62.21 | 16,686 | 58.9 |
 Separated/divorced/ widowed | 907 | 10.3 | 758 | 12.45 | 661 | 8.99 | 708 | 11.23 | 378 | 9.67 | 3412 | 10.5 |
Children, N | 7846 | 0.81 ± 0.01 | 4726 | 0.85 ± 0.02 | 5608 | 0.60 ± 0.02 | 5169 | 0.75 ± 0.02 | 3685 | 0.79 ± 0.02 | 27,034 | 0.76 ± 0.01 |
 None | 4537 | 57.6 | 2496 | 57.31 | 3116 | 68.02 | 2769 | 60.14 | 2026 | 57.21 | 14,944 | 60.1 |
 One or more | 3309 | 42.40 | 2230 | 42.69 | 2492 | 31.98 | 2400 | 39.87 | 1659 | 42.79 | 12,090 | 39.9 |
Pay gradeb | ||||||||||||
 E1-E4 | 2718 | 35.96 | 1205 | 47.48 | 1850 | 57.82 | 957 | 39.14 | 993 | 33.15 | 7723 | 42.7 |
 E5-E6 | 2186 | 34.39 | 1084 | 24.88 | 1529 | 23.46 | 1572 | 34.70 | 1293 | 37.46 | 7664 | 30.9 |
 E7-E9 | 1287 | 9.99 | 673 | 10.03 | 859 | 7.49 | 1069 | 8.89 | 481 | 10.79 | 4369 | 9.4 |
 WO1-WO5 | – | – | 517 | 2.84 | 312 | 1.11 | 228 | 0.50 | 163 | 3.51 | 1220 | 1.3 |
 O1-O3 | 1052 | 11.3 | 485 | 8.90 | 564 | 6.66 | 763 | 9.80 | 400 | ` | 3259 | 9.3 |
 O4-O10 | 603 | 8.34 | 762 | 5.87 | 494 | 3.45 | 580 | 6.97 | 355 | 6.14 | 2794 | 6.3 |
Enrolled in current weight control program | 145 | 1.83 | 145 | 3.82 | 143 | 2.71 | 203 | 3.92 | 108 | 3.26 | 744 | 3.0 |
Weight loss to join service | ||||||||||||
 None | 7076 | 89.87 | 4232 | 87.99 | 5000 | 87.03 | 4734 | 90.84 | 3387 | 91.34 | 24,429 | 89.3 |
  < 5 lbs | 70 | 0.80 | 39 | 0.92 | 56 | 0.74 | 35 | 0.58 | 26 | 0.66 | 226 | 0.8 |
 5–9 lbs | 186 | 2.22 | 143 | 3.03 | 156 | 2.38 | 102 | 1.93 | 74 | 2.22 | 661 | 2.3 |
 10–14 lbs | 201 | 2.75 | 119 | 2.50 | 139 | 2.93 | 123 | 2.21 | 59 | 1.67 | 641 | 2.5 |
 15–19 lbs | 84 | 1.13 | 51 | 1.30 | 73 | 1.89 | 54 | 1.35 | 45 | 1.41 | 307 | 1.4 |
 20–29 lbs | 108 | 1.45 | 48 | 1.23 | 73 | 1.76 | 59 | 1.27 | 38 | 1.05 | 326 | 1.4 |
  ≥ 30 lbs | 121 | 1.78 | 94 | 3.04 | 111 | 3.26 | 62 | 1.82 | 56 | 1.65 | 444 | 2.3 |
Deployed since 9/2001 | 4384 | 57.25 | 3587 | 69.25 | 3820 | 57.96 | 3949 | 70.22 | 1980 | 52.58 | 17,720 | 61.26 |
Health behaviors | ||||||||||||
Dietary intake (ser/wk) | ||||||||||||
 Fruit | 7846 | 8.74 ± 0.08 | 4726 | 7.81 ± 0.12 | 5608 | 7.98 ± 0.11 | 5169 | 8.64 ± 0.12 | 3685 | 9.11 ± 0.11 | 27,034 | 8.45 ± 0.05 |
 Starch |  | 5.94 ± 0.06 |  | 6.11 ± 0.10 |  | 6.29 ± 0.10 |  | 6.04 ± 0.10 |  | 6.12 ± 0.09 |  | 6.09 ± 0.04 |
 Vegetables |  | 9.75 ± 0.08 |  | 9.12 ± 0.12 |  | 8.68 ± 0.11 |  | 9.54 ± 0.12 |  | 10.20 ± 0.11 |  | 9.44 ± 0.05 |
 Whole grains |  | 9.70 ± 0.08 |  | 9.24 ± 0.12 |  | 9.17 ± 0.11 |  | 9.24 ± 0.12 |  | 9.69 ± 0.11 |  | 9.42 ± 0.05 |
 Dairy |  | 9.61 ± 0.07 |  | 9.25 ± 0.13 |  | 8.89 ± 0.12 |  | 9.05 ± 0.12 |  | 9.97 ± 0.11 |  | 9.35 ± 0.05 |
 Lean meat |  | 9.81 ± 0.07 |  | 9.41 ± 0.13 |  | 9.48 ± 0.12 |  | 9.40 ± 0.12 |  | 10.12 ± 0.11 |  | 9.64 ± 0.05 |
 Snacks |  | 3.66 ± 0.05 |  | 3.68 ± 0.09 |  | 4.17 ± 0.09 |  | 3.89 ± 0.09 |  | 3.84 ± 0.08 |  | 3.84 ± 0.04 |
 Sweets |  | 3.61 ± 0.05 |  | 3.75 ± 0.09 |  | 3.80 ± 0.09 |  | 3.85 ± 0.09 |  | 3.66 ± 0.08 |  | 3.73 ± 0.04 |
 Sugary drinks |  | 4.68 ± 0.07 |  | 5.86 ± 0.14 |  | 6.22 ± 0.12 |  | 5.05 ± 0.12 |  | 4.39 ± 0.10 |  | 5.24 ± 0.05 |
 Caffeinated drinks |  | 7.38 ± 0.08 |  | 8.47 ± 0.14 |  | 7.66 ± 0.13 |  | 8.02 ± 0.13 |  | 9.25 ± 0.13 |  | 8.01 ± 0.05 |
 Fried food |  | 2.72 ± 0.04 |  | 2.85 ± 0.08 |  | 3.26 ± 0.08 |  | 3.04 ± 0.08 |  | 2.66 ± 0.06 |  | 2.90 ± 0.03 |
Exercise (min/wk) | ||||||||||||
 Moderate aerobic | 7846 | 159.9 ± 1.5 | 4726 | 203.6 ± 2.7 | 5608 | 186.8 ± 2.5 | 5169 | 166.3 ± 2.4 | 3685 | 162.6 ± 2.3 | 27,034 | 174.7 ± 1.0 |
 Vigorous aerobic |  | 110.8 ± 1.2 |  | 130.5 ± 2.3 |  | 130.0 ± 2.2 |  | 104.1 ± 2.1 |  | 100.7 ± 1.9 |  | 115.6 ± 0.8 |
 Strength training |  | 97.8 ± 1.3 |  | 113.1 ± 2.3 |  | 124.6 ± 2.4 |  | 92.0 ± 2.2 |  | 93.5 ± 1.9 |  | 104.4 ± 0.9 |
Smoking | ||||||||||||
 Current | 1221 | 16.63 | 945 | 26.88 | 1317 | 30.47 | 979 | 24.63 | 675 | 19.87 | 5137 | 23.24 |
 Former | 1337 | 17.00 | 882 | 18.28 | 1061 | 16.07 | 998 | 17.22 | 774 | 21.12 | 5052 | 17.64 |
 Never | 5288 | 66.38 | 2899 | 54.85 | 3230 | 53.45 | 3192 | 58.15 | 2236 | 59.02 | 16,845 | 59.11 |
Alcohol intake, drinks/d | 7846 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 4726 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 5608 | 0.45 ± 0.02 | 5169 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 3685 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 27,034 | 0.31 ± 0.00 |
 Non-drinker | 1784 | 22.57 | 1072 | 23.25 | 1127 | 19.81 | 1021 | 20.47 | 527 | 14.76 | 5531 | 20.64 |
  < 1/2 drink/d | 4932 | 62.39 | 2564 | 54.06 | 2941 | 50.07 | 2967 | 55.46 | 2150 | 58.44 | 15,554 | 56.53 |
 1/2–1 drink/d | 978 | 12.69 | 872 | 16.28 | 1116 | 19.47 | 998 | 18.73 | 851 | 22.22 | 4815 | 17.17 |
 1–< 2 drinks/d | 107 | 1.64 | 152 | 4.29 | 253 | 6.08 | 124 | 3.11 | 109 | 3.20 | 745 | 3.52 |
 2–< 4 drinks/d | 34 | 0.52 | 49 | 1.66 | 139 | 3.69 | 47 | 1.74 | 36 | 1.06 | 305 | 1.68 |
  ≥ 4 drinks/d | 11 | 0.19 | 17 | 0.47 | 32 | 0.88 | 12 | 0.47 | 12 | 0.32 | 84 | 0.45 |
Sleep, hrs/night | 7846 | 6.58 ± 0.02 | 4726 | 6.05 ± 0.03 | 5608 | 6.14 ± 0.03 | 5169 | 6.24 ± 0.03 | 3685 | 6.55 ± 0.02 | 27,034 | 6.33 ± 0.01 |
  < 5 h/night | 503 | 6.45 | 616 | 15.10 | 674 | 13.51 | 536 | 12.65 | 186 | 4.77 | 2515 | 10.36 |
 5–< 6 h/night | 1158 | 14.49 | 960 | 21.71 | 1190 | 22.52 | 1031 | 20.06 | 551 | 14.63 | 4890 | 18.48 |
 6–< 7 h/night | 2433 | 31.56 | 1599 | 32.88 | 1835 | 31.87 | 1740 | 31.74 | 1278 | 34.35 | 8885 | 32.27 |
 7–< 8 h/night | 2196 | 28.01 | 967 | 18.71 | 1194 | 18.97 | 1186 | 21.51 | 1087 | 29.80 | 6630 | 23.54 |
 8–< 9 h/night | 1309 | 16.57 | 489 | 9.79 | 580 | 10.82 | 561 | 11.49 | 509 | 14.23 | 3448 | 12.92 |
 9–< 10 h/night | 176 | 2.11 | 58 | 1.03 | 67 | 1.05 | 57 | 1.20 | 44 | 1.27 | 402 | 1.42 |
 ≥ 10 h/night | 71 | 0.81 | 37 | 0.76 | 68 | 1.26 | 58 | 1.34 | 30 | 0.94 | 264 | 1.01 |
Medical conditions | ||||||||||||
High blood pressure | 887 | 11.7 | 836 | 16.2 | 759 | 12.5 | 775 | 13.8 | 456 | 11.7 | 3713 | 13.0 |
High cholesterol | 965 | 12.1 | 858 | 13.9 | 659 | 8.2 | 989 | 15.3 | 627 | 15.6 | 4098 | 12.7 |
High triglycerides | 454 | 5.9 | 324 | 5.2 | 179 | 2.1 | 470 | 7.4 | 318 | 7.7 | 1745 | 5.5 |
Low HDL cholesterol | 474 | 6.1 | 416 | 6.7 | 219 | 2.7 | 478 | 7.7 | 334 | 8.1 | 1921 | 6.1 |
High blood glucose | 92 | 1.1 | 110 | 1.8 | 78 | 1.1 | 151 | 2.4 | 68 | 1.6 | 499 | 1.5 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 7846 | 25.74 ± 0.04 | 4726 | 26.57 ± 0.07 | 5608 | 25.36 ± 0.05 | 5169 | 26.42 ± 0.06 | 3685 | 26.33 ± 0.06 | 27,034 | 26.02 ± 0.03 |
 Overweight/obese | 4309 | 58.2 | 3128 | 67.8 | 3005 | 58.2 | 3358 | 66.0 | 2492 | 67.6 | 16,292 | 62.6 |
Total conditions, N | 7846 | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 4726 | 0.44 ± 0.01 | 5608 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 5169 | 0.47 ± 0.02 | 3685 | 0.45 ± 0.02 | 27,034 | 0.39 ± 0.01 |
 ≥ 1 condition(s) | 1749 | 22.3 | 1528 | 27.1 | 1263 | 18.5 | 1607 | 26.5 | 1047 | 26.1 | 7194 | 23.7 |