Body composition in Chilean soldier of Buin regiment

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence of obesity in soldiers of the Buin Regiment (Santiago, Chile) using BMI and body fat percentage by age groups and comparing it with different anthropometric indicators. Material and methods: Cross-sectional study with 415 soldiers. Sociodemographic information was obtained and an anthropometric evaluation was carried out, which included a measurement of height, weight and body composition. A description of the prevalence of obesity was made, the anthropometric measures were compared according to age using the Anova test, Pearson correlations were made between the anthropometric variables and the diagnostic concordance was determined between BMI and percentage of body fat using the kappa index. Results: Using BMI and body fat percentage the prevalence of obesity in Buin soldiers was 14.3% and 14.0%, respectively. This prevalence increases progressively as the age of the soldiers increases (p