The health and cost implications of high body mass index in Australian defence force personnel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15367389 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan M Peake (0000-0002-8218-0038, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Jonathan Peake, Susan Gargett, Sue Gargett (The University of Queensland), Michael Waller (0000-0002-1050-4574, The University of Queensland), Ruth McLaughlin (The University of Queensland), Tegan Cosgrove (The University of Queensland), Gary Wittert (0000-0001-6818-6065, The University of Adelaide), Peter Nasveld (The University of Queensland), Peter Warfe (The University of Queensland) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 451-451 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-451 |
| PMID | 22716068 |
| PMCID | PMC3487768 |
| OpenAlex | W1605203091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 41 |
High BMI in the military increases healthcare usage, but does not disrupt workforce maintenance. The greater prevalence of injury and illness, greater healthcare usage and lower productivity in obese Australian Defence Force personnel is not related to higher levels of body fat
Absenteeism · Body mass index · Cohort · Health care · Incidence (geometry · Overweight · Workforce · Demography · Medicine · Occupational Health and Performance · Psychology · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |