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However, whether body composition independently influences combat fitness components and whether SQ moderates the relationship between body composition and combat fitness remain unclear. Therefore, we examined these relationships to identify the main determinants of combat fitness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study recruited 92 elite army personnel, including company-grade officers and noncommissioned officers, who achieved the \u201cSpecial Class\u201d standard on the officially authorized army physical fitness test. Body composition was assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and SQ was evaluated using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). Combat fitness was measured through 3 operationally relevant tasks: leg tuck (LT), 240-m shuttle run (SR), and combat performance test (CPT). Partial correlation was used to analyze the independent effects of body composition, although hierarchical regression examined the moderating role of SQ.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Body fat percentage (BFP) showed significant correlations with LT (r\u2009=\u2009\u22120.58), SR (r\u2009=\u20090.51), and CPT (r\u2009=\u20090.44), whereas skeletal muscle mass (SMM) correlated with LT (r\u2009=\u20090.60), SR (r\u2009=\u2009\u22120.50), and CPT (r\u2009=\u2009\u22120.46). Moderation analysis revealed that lower SQ strengthened the negative effects of BFP on LT (R2 = 0.41) and SR (R2 = 0.39). In contrast, higher SQ enhanced the positive effect of SMM on CPT (R2 = 0.29).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that SQ can function as a moderating factor that either amplifies or mitigates the effect of body composition on combat fitness. Enhancing body composition\u2014by reducing BFP and increasing SMM\u2014and SQ should be considered concurrently to improve military combat performance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/milmed\/usaf567","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,11]],"date-time":"2025-12-11T13:09:07Z","timestamp":1765458547000},"page":"e1546-e1554","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Body Composition and Sleep Quality as Determinants of Combat Fitness in Army Personnel: Independent Contributions and Moderating Effects"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"191","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3862-1879","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yungon","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Military Kinesiology, Korea Military Academy , Seoul 01805,","place":["Republic of Korea"]},{"name":"Army Physical Fitness Research Center, Korea Military Academy , Seoul 01805,","place":["Republic of 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