The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes among those Air Force personnel who have not passed the Air Force physical fitness test (AFPT) and to evaluate the usefulness of the AFPT as a prescreening tool for these disease processes.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
535
Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital/Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Do Air Force personnel who fail the Air Force physical fitness test have a higher incidence of pre-diabetes than those who pass the test?
Do Air Force personnel who fail the Air Force physical fitness test have a higher incidence of pre-diabetes than those who pass the test?
Time frame: within 1 year
And for those who fail, do they have higher cardiovascular risks as correlated with fasting lipid panel.
And for those who fail, do they have higher cardiovascular risks as correlated with fasting lipid panel.
Time frame: within 1 year
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