Keefer Marc, Walsh Joe, Adams Kent, Climstein Mike, Harris Chad, DeBeliso Mark
Athletic Department, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA.
Sport Science Institute, Sydney 2000, Australia.
Sports (Basel). 2022 Feb 9;10(2):22. doi: 10.3390/sports10020022.
Understanding the nexus between aging, physical activity, and obesity has been a source of ongoing investigation. A considerable amount of research has focused on Masters athletes in this regard, suggesting a beneficial relationship between Masters sport participation and a healthy body mass index (BMI). Some consider Active Duty military personnel as tactical athletes. As such, it is of interest to determine if aging Active Duty military personnel (or Masters Tactical Athletes) might have a similar BMI as other Masters athletes (MA). As such, this investigation examined previously recorded data of Active Duty Enlisted United States Marines ( = 402, male, 46-50 years old). The BMI of the Marines was stratified into categories of: underweight, normal, overweight, and obese. The Marines obesity prevalence was compared to US adult males (40-59 years) as well as male North American MA who competed at the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games. The Marines obesity prevalence was significantly lower than US adult males ( < 0.001) and those MA that competed in softball ( < 0.001); however, it was similar to MA that competed in football, track/field, swimming, and volleyball ( > 0.05). The average Marine BMI = 26.7 kg/m was similar to MA who competed in football, swimming, and volley ball ( > 0.05); however, it was higher than MA who competed in track/field ( < 0.05) and lower than MA who played softball ( < 0.05). It should be noted that the average BMI for the Marines and all MA sport categories were classified as being overweight. Within the parameters of this investigation, Tactical MA (i.e., aging US Marines) enjoy a similar beneficial BMI as other North American MA.
了解衰老、体育活动和肥胖之间的联系一直是持续研究的课题。在这方面，大量研究聚焦于老年运动员，表明参与老年体育活动与健康的身体质量指数（BMI）之间存在有益关系。一些人将现役军人视为战术运动员。因此，确定衰老的现役军人（或老年战术运动员）是否可能具有与其他老年运动员（MA）相似的BMI是很有意义的。因此，本研究调查了美国海军陆战队现役入伍人员（n = 402，男性，46 - 50岁）之前记录的数据。海军陆战队的BMI被分为以下几类：体重过轻、正常、超重和肥胖。将海军陆战队的肥胖患病率与美国成年男性（40 - 59岁）以及参加2009年悉尼世界老年运动会的北美男性MA进行了比较。海军陆战队的肥胖患病率显著低于美国成年男性（p < 0.001）和参加垒球比赛的MA（p < 0.001）；然而，它与参加足球、田径、游泳和排球比赛的MA相似（p > 0.05）。海军陆战队的平均BMI = 26.7 kg/m²与参加足球、游泳和排球比赛的MA相似（p > 0.05）；然而，它高于参加田径比赛的MA（p < 0.05）且低于参加垒球比赛的MA（p < 0.05）。应该注意的是，海军陆战队和所有MA运动类别的平均BMI都被归类为超重。在本研究的参数范围内，战术MA（即衰老的美国海军陆战队队员）与其他北美MA享有相似的有益BMI。
