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Table 2 Age, anthropometry, training, pre-race experience, and race performance of subjects (R1,R2,R3,R4), n = 53

From: The prevalence of exercise-associated hyponatremia in 24-hour ultra-mountain bikers, 24-hour ultra-runners and multi-stage ultra-mountain bikers in the Czech Republic

 

Race 1 n = 12

Race 2 n = 15

Race 3 n = 12

Race 4 n = 14

Type of race

24-h MTB race

24-h MTB race

24-hour RUN race

Stage MTB race

Age, y

40.3 (9.1)

36.8 (6.4)

38.3 (7.7)

38.0 (6.1)

Body mass, kg

75.2 (12.9)

72.1 (11.0)

66.3 (8.8)

75.3 (8.2)

Body height, m

178.1 (11.6)

176.7 (9.5)

174.8 (10.9)

176.6 (5.5)

BMI, kg/m 2

23.5 (2.0)

23.0 (1.9)

21.7 (1.2)

24.1 (2.0)

Years as active cyclist or runner

10.3 (5.7)

8.6 (6.2)

9.8 (7.2)

11.4 (8.0)

Number of finished ultra-marathons

9.3 (7.2)

8.3 (7.3)

15.7 (19.3)

5.6 (6.6)

Total training hours weekly, h

12.3 (7.0)

12.1 (3.2)

10.6 (4.2)

10.7 (5.0)

Training cycle or run hours weekly, h

11.6 (6.2)

11.4 (3.2)

8.2 (3.4)

9.6 (3.9)

Training intensity, b/min

139.2 (6.7)

140.0 (9.3)

141.3 (18.8)

131.4 (12.3)

Cases of EAH, absolute

0

1

1

1

Prevalence of EAH, %

0

6.7

8.3

7.1

  1. Results are presented as mean (SD). EAH = exercise-associated hyponatremia. R1: ,Czech Championship 24-hour MTB race‘ in Jihlava city, 24-hour MTB race, R2: Bike Race Marathon Rohozec 24 hours‘ in Liberec city, 24-hour MTB race, R3: Sri Chinmoy Self-transcendence Marathon 24-h race‘ in Kladno city, 24-hour RUN race, R4: Trilogy Mountain Bike Stage Race‘ in Teplice nad Metují, multi-stage MTB race (prolog: 3 km with 300 m difference in elevation, Stage 1: 66 km with 2,200 m, Stage 2: 63 km with 2,300 m and Stage 3: 78.8 km with 3,593 m).