Table 3

Number of participants who completed the march in each load configuration

ConfigurationMenWomen
Hour 1Hour 2Hour 3Hour 1Hour 2Hour 3
LOW12/12 (100%)12/12 (100%)11/12 (92%)9/10 (90%)8/10 (80%)6/10 (60%)
MED12/12 (100%)12/12 (100%)11/12 (92%)8/10 (80%)6/10 (10 0%)5/10 (50%)
HIGH11/12 (92%)11/12 (92%)11/12 (92%)7/10 (70%)6/10 (100%)4/10 (40%)
V-HIGH10/11 (91%)8/11 (73%)7/11 (64%)6/10 (60%)3/10 (30%)2/10 (20%)
  • Six men and one woman completed each hour in every configuration. One man was withdrawn from the study as he developed a respiratory tract infection prior to completing his final test in V-HIGH. Two women were able to complete the V-HIGH configuration in full, one of these women withdrew from the march when wearing HIGH.