Objetivo: el estudio hace una caracterización general de los parámetros bioeléctricos de la composición corporal de alumnos de último nivel de formación militar en tres escuelas de formación del Ejército Nacional de Colombia: Esmic, Emsub y Espro. Materiales y métodos: se planteó un estudio observacional de tipo transversal que midió cada una de las variables de la composición corporal y comparó los resultados entre los alumnos que conformaron la muestra. Para la medición de la composición corporal se usó el método indirecto de bioimpedancia eléctrica con el equipo SECA mBCA 525 (Medical Body Composition Analyzer, Hans E. Ruth S.A, Hamburg, Germany). Resultados: se encontró que las edades de los alumnos oscilaron entre los 18 a 25 años con una media de 21 ± 1,5 años, con un peso promedio de 66,
Determining the components of body composition is a necessity when evaluating the fitness of the Colombian military personel. Therefore, a cross-sectional observational study was proposed in which each of the body composition variables of students in the last level of military training was determined and compared. The study was carried out in three of the Colombian Army's schools where officers, non-commissioned officers, and professional soldiers are trained. The indirect method of electrical bioimpedance was used to measure body composition. The students' ages ranged from 18 to 25 years, with an average of 21 ± 1.5 years. Their average weight was 66.3 ± 7.9 kg, and their average body mass index was 23.2 ± 2.16 weight kg/height 2 . The results showed a prevalence of 19.3% (n = 26) overweight (BMI ≥ 25) in the sample; 80.1% (n = 109) of the participants were of normal weight, according to WHO criteria. The Body Mass Index (BMI) was similar in students from the three training schools (ESMIC 23.65 ± 2.3 kg/m 2 ; EMSUB 23.41 ± 2.4 kg/m 2 ; and ESPRO 22.57 ± 1.4 kg/m 2 ). The absolute value of fat mass in the ESPRO students showed lower weight in fat than the
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