Blog posts with the tag "By the Numbers"

By the Numbers - Oct. 31, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 31.10.2016 12:17 pm

48.1%

The percentage of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) cases among "active component military members" that are diagnosed in the last year of service, according to a report in the October issue of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch monthly publication, Medical Surveillance Monthly Report --  Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Associated Attrition, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2004–May 2016. 

By the Numbers - Oct. 24, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 24.10.2016 11:51 am

1 in 10.

The number of Army soldiers "considered clinically overweight," according to a recent article in Military Times -- And the fattest U.S. military service is ...  Although the Army has highest prevalence of overweight troops, the article noted that the Air Force was "a close second," followed by the Navy. Even the Marine Corps, with its "culture of fitness and vigor," has more than 4,800 members who "appear to be heavier than regulations allow."

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