Publications by authors named "Soothesuk Kusumpa"
Background: Dietary intake is a modifiable factor linked to short-term and long-term health. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is an objective measure to assess diet quality and population-level comparisons, like military to civilian.
Objectives: This study aimed to characterize diet quality of early-career and mid-career female soldiers compared with that of age-matches and sex-matched civilians and to link indicators of cardiometabolic disease risk to dietary outcomes and health status.
Article Synopsis
- This study analyzed the relationship between insomnia and sleep apnea with deployment and combat exposure in active-duty soldiers from 2010 to 2019, involving over 1.2 million soldiers.
- The data showed that incidents of insomnia increased from 2010 to 2012, then declined, while sleep apnea rates increased until 2016, but both disorders remained common among soldiers.
- Findings indicated that both deployment and combat exposure significantly raised the risks of developing insomnia and sleep apnea, with soldiers’ sleep issues highlighting the need for ongoing screening and support for better sleep habits.