Sweat Rate Study
Posted On 29 Jan 2014
Table 1: Demographic details of study subjects
| Parameters | Mean±SD |
| Gender Ratio | 7 females/139 males |
| Age | 40±9.1 years |
| Height | 168.9±9.7 |
| Weight before start of run | 71.6±9.8 |
| Distance Run during 1 hour | 9.4±3.1 kms |
| Longest Run | 26.9±13.1 kms |
| Running per week | 5.0±3.4 kms |
Table 2: Comparison of sweat rates among runners based on literature review
| Study | Study population | n | Mean training | Experimental set-up | Distance run during experiment(kms) | Duration of run during experiment(mins) | Mean sweat rate(litres or kg per hour) |
| Millard-Stafford et al [14] (1995) | Highly trained runners | 12 | Simulated 40 km race in lab | 40 | 173-183 | 1.7 | |
| Godek et al (2005) | Cross country runners | 5 | 52 miles/week | Two bouts every day of 60 mins each around a playground at 23°-24° C and 40-70% humidity | NA | NA | 1.7 |
| Henkin et al ] (2010) | Endurance runners | 10 | 92 km/week | Cycling on friction-braked ergometer for 30 mins at 32° C and 40% humidity | NA | NA | 1.5 |
| Current study | Amateur, non-elite runners | 146 | 5 km/week | On road at 27.2° C and 70% humidity | 9.3 km | 60 | 1.4 |
n – number of study subjects, NA – data not available
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