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. 2019 Aug 26;55(9):537. doi: 10.3390/medicina55090537

Table 4.

Prevalence of exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) in ultra-marathons.

Ultramarathon Distance Prevalence
Below 100 km
Six Foot Track Marathon, New South Wales, Australia [145] 45 km trail 0% in 9 subjects out of 775 starters
Two Oceans 56-km ultra-marathon, Cape Town, South Africa [146] 56 km 0%
Cradle Mountain Run, Tasmania, Australia [147] 85 km 2% of 41 subjects
100 km
100 km Lauf Biel, Switzerland [132] 100 km 0% of 50 men
100 km Lauf Biel, Switzerland [148] 100 km 0% of 11 women
100 km Lauf Biel, Switzerland [149] 100 km 4.8% of 145 subjects
100 km Lauf Biel, Switzerland [150] 100 km 5% in 19 women and 11 % in 24 men
100 km Lauf Biel, Switzerland [126] 100 km 5% of 95 men
100 miles
Western States Endurance Run, California, USA [151] 100 miles 5.8% of 207 subjects
Western States Endurance Run, California, USA [152] 100 miles 6% of 207 subjects
Western States Endurance Run, California, USA [83] 100 miles 6.6% of 157 subjects
Western States Endurance Run, California, USA [57] 100 miles 15.1% of 669 subjects
Western States Endurance Run, California, USA [153] 100 miles 16% of 373 subjects
The Great North Walk 100s, New South Wales, Australia [55] 100 miles 26.7 % in 4 of 15 subjects
Western States Endurance Run, California, USA [56] 100 miles 30% of 47 subjects
Western States Endurance Run, California, USA [130] 100 miles 30% of 47 subjects
Rio Del Lago 100-Mile Endurance Run Granite Bay, California, USA [154] 100 miles 51.2%