Profiling overweight patients in the U.S. Navy: health conditions and costs.

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Health profile of U.S. Navy pilots of electronically modified aircraft.

This study compared hospitalization rates of pilots who primarily flew electronically modified aircraft (n = 1,063) with an age-matched group of pilots who flew other types of aircraft (n = 2,126). Of the two groups, control pilots at ages 21-26 had a significantly higher mortality rate for aviation-related injuries and a higher hospitalization rate for the diagnostic category of accidents, poisonings, and violence. Their hospitalization rates also were significantly higher than pilots of electronically modified aircraft for mental disorders at ages 27-32 and supplementary classifications at ages 39-44.

Consequences of U.S. Navy diving mishaps: decompression sickness.

This study identified the short- and long-term health effects among U.S. Navy divers (n = 328) who suffered decompression sickness (DCS) between January 1968 and December 1979 and compared their post-DCS hospitalization rates with a matched sample of divers (n = 1,086) who had no recorded diving accidents.

Health risks of diving among U.S. Navy officers.

The objectives were to compare hospitalization, medical board, and mortality rates of diving-related disorders and stress-induced diseases between U.S. Navy male diving officers (n = 1977) and a matched sample of nondiving officers (n = 1973).

Longitudinal study of cardiovascular disease in U.S. Navy pilots.

This longitudinal study examined the consequences of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 145 U.S. Navy pilots who suffered a CVD incident during the 1972-79 time period.