การสำรวจสมรรถภาพกายกำลังพลในกองทัพบก

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was performed during January-July 2005 to survey physical fitness in Royal Thai Army personnel. Army personnel from 11 Army posts aged 20-60 years were interviewed for medical history. Body weight height waist and hip circumference were measured. Body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) were calculated. Subsequently participants performed the physical fitness test which was set by Royal Thai Army as follows: push-up sit-up in 2 minutes and 2 kilometers run. Of the 4,423 participants of Army personnel were 4,030 males (91.1%) aged 41.5± 8.5 years and 393 females (8.9%) aged 38.5±10.1 years. The average BMI for male and female were 24.0±3.3 and 22.1±3.6 kg/m2 respectively. The average WHR for male and female were 0.88 ±0.06 and 0.77±0.06 respectively. In the physical fitness test male personnel in the 17-21 year age group had the  greatest number of push-up/sit up and the lowest run time. Average physical fitness test score in male and in female were 67.0± 9.2% and 65.9±9.5% respectively. As a group most Army personnel (96.6%) passed the standard  of physical fitness test. Physical fitness data was proposed to be the physical fitness criterion using the percentile  ranking. In conclusion this study provided baseline data on the physical fitness in Royal Thai Army personnel which may be used as a further guideline for developing physical fitness test programs and a criterion reference  standard of physical fitness test for Royal Thai Army personnel.