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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Prediction equation for estimating total daily energy requirements of special operations personnel

Training

N

Body Mass

Fat-Free Mass

Fat Mass

Combat Dive School

11

81.6 (76.9, 86.2)

63.8 (60.2, 67.3)

17.8 (15.2, 20.4)

Pre-Mission Training

13

83.1 (79.6, 86.6)

66.1 (63.3, 68.9)

17.0 (14.0, 20.0)

Weapons Traininga

12

87.6 (82.8, 92.4)

69.3 (64.1, 74.5)

18.3 (14.5, 22.1)

Urban Combata

9

80.8 (75.3, 86.4)

62.1 (57.7, 66.5)

18.7 (15.5, 22.0)

Squad Raidsa

12

79.67 (75.3, 84.0)

67.9 (63.0, 72.8)

11.8 (9.0, 14.6)

Platoon Raidsa

11

82.2 (74.0, 90.4)

71.3 (63.0, 79.7)

9.3 (5.4, 13.3)

Small Unit Ranger Training

13

79.6 (75.0, 84.3)

66.2 (63.0, 69.4)

13.4 (10.7, 16.2)

Ranger Selection Assessment Program

17

76.4 (71.8, 81.0)

63.1 (59.1, 67.0)

13.3 (11.9, 14.8)

Raider Spiritb

13

84.0 (80.2, 87.8)

70.5 (67.9, 73.1)

13.5 (11.7, 15.3)

Close Quarters Battleb

9

87.9 (79.6, 96.2)

71.5 (63.9, 79.0)

16.5 (14.6, 18.4)

Derna Bridgeb

13

87.3 (83.5, 91.0)

72.4 (69.4, 75.5)

14.8 (12.0, 17.6)

Overall

133

82.2 (80.8, 83.6)

67.4 (66.2, 68.6)

14.8 (14.0, 15.6)

  1. Data presented as mean (95% Confidence Interval of the mean)
  2. aData collected during US Army Special Forces Small Unit Tactics training
  3. bData collected during Marine Special Operations Command training