Damaged lifestyle of military personnel: descriptive analytical study

Introduction: People with a proper lifestyle have more health, and this is more important for the military forces. This study aimed to investigate the lifestyle of military personnel.

methods: This is a descriptive-analytical study that was performed on 330 military personnel in 2020.

The samples were selected according to available methods. Data were collected using demographic form and LSQ questionnaire. Parametric and non-parametric statistical tests were performed. SPSS 24 software was used for data analysis.

Results: The total lifestyle score had a mean and standard deviation of 148.59 ± 26.25. Most people (80%) have a lifestyle score of more than 126 (good).The examination of the subscales showed that the average and standard deviation of accident prevention was 17.54±4.33, the highest amount and Weight control and nutrition 12.47 ± 3.82 ،  Exercise and health had the lowest values ​​of 12.50±4.69 respectively.

The findings of prioritizing lifestyle subscales revealed that accident prevention is the top priority, followed by social health and illness prevention, with exercise and health coming in ninth and weight management and nutrition coming in last. The mean and standard deviation of the body mass index of research units was 26.47(3.47).

Conclusion: Considering the overweight of staff and the low average and assigning the last priority to the dimensions of exercise and health and weight control and nutrition which can be the source of many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, intervention to promote physical activity, weight control and nutritional modification is recommended in these employees.