Percentage of US Army recruits demonstrating health-risk behaviors and having blood glucose or lipid levels indicative of increased cardiometabolic risk before and after basic combat training.

TC, total cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.1Myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, cardiovascular operation or diabetes reported in mother or father.2National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) [49].3Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome: An American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement [50].4Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 [51].5Nutrition for Athletic Performance Joint Position Stand [52].aFisher's Exact test; different from males, PbMcNemar's test; different from week 0, P