| Women hydrate more than men during a marathon race: hyponatremia in the Houston marathon: a report on 60 cases. | |
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PMID: 15867557 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between gender and the development of hyponatremia in marathon runners. DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of prerace and postrace data collected on 117 runners completing the Houston Marathon from 2000 to 2003. SETTING: The Houston Marathon. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 117 marathon runners (63 male and 54 female) who consented to participate in hyponatremia research. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prerace and postrace body weight and serum sodium ([Na+]) concentrations were measured. Total fluid intake was self-reported immediately following the race. RESULTS:: Of the runners tested, 28% developed hyponatremia ([Na+] < or = 135 mmol/L). Hyponatremic runners (n = 33) drank significantly more fluid (31.70 versus 18.90 cups; P < 0.001), lost the least weight (-0.14 versus -1.61 kg; P < 0.001), and dropped serum [Na+] levels further (-7.48 versus -1.92; P < 0.001) compared with nonhyponatremic runners. Female runners (n = 54) were significantly lighter (62.46 versus 80.73 kg; P < 0.001), ran slower (303.02 versus 269.06 minutes; P < 0.001), lost the least weight (-0.62 versus -1.68 kg; P < 0.001), dropped serum [Na+] levels further (-4.44 versus -2.67; P < 0.01), and had lower postrace serum [Na+] values (136.87 versus 138.50; P < 0.01) compared with male runners while consuming the same total amount of fluid during the race (22.87 versus 22.30 cups; P = 0.83, NS). There were significant inverse relationships between serum [Na+] change versus body weight change (r = -0.65; P < 0.001) and between postrace [Na+] versus body weight change (r = -0.60; P < 0.001), with significant sex differences noted only between nonhyponatremic female and male runners (-0.91 versus -0.2.05 kg; P < 0.001) and between hyponatremic and nonhyponatremic male runners (-0.11 versus -2.05 kg; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Female marathon runners drink more fluid than male runners in proportion to body size. A loss of 3 kg body weight corresponds to a 0 change in serum [Na+] from prerace to postrace, suggesting that a loss of 3 kg during a marathon represents euhydration and not dehydration. All cases of hyponatremia reported in this study are a result of overhydration based on this convention. |
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Authors:
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Tamara D Hew |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Retracted Publication |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine Volume: 15 ISSN: 1050-642X ISO Abbreviation: Clin J Sport Med Publication Date: 2005 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-05-03 Completed Date: 2005-08-30 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9103300 Medline TA: Clin J Sport Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 148-53 Citation Subset: IM |
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MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town Sport Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, South Africa. thew@sports.uct.ac.za |
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Adult Analysis of Variance Anthropometry Drinking Female Fluid Therapy / methods* Follow-Up Studies Humans Hyponatremia / epidemiology*, etiology Incidence Male Middle Aged Physical Endurance Probability Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Running / physiology* Sampling Studies Sex Factors Texas Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / epidemiology, etiology |
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Hew TD. Clin J Sport Med. 2005 Jul;15(4):286
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