Weight group before military service | n | Maintenance | Improvement | Deterioration | P value | |||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Underweight | 230 | 4 | 1.7 | 171 | 74.4 | 55 | 23.9 | <0.0001* |
Normal | 1269 | 1026 | 80.9 | – | – | 243 | 19.1 | |
Overweight | 473 | 76 | 16.1 | 389 | 82.2 | 8 | 1.7 | |
Total | 1972 | 1106 | 56.1 | 560 | 28.4 | 306 | 15.5 |
*Analyses were performed using Fisher’s exact test.