Table 3.
Jockey Weight-Making Practices (Reprinted with Permission of Wilson10
| Study | Dolan (n=21) | Labadarios (n=85) | Leydon (n=20) | Moore (n=116) | Wilson (n=8) | Jeon15 (n=35) | Kiely8 (n=85) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method | |||||||
| Sauna | 18 | 65 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 18 | n/r |
| Restrict food | 15 | 72 | 6 | 68 | 6 | 9 | n/r |
| Restrict fluid | n/r | 72 | 6 | n/r | 6 | 7 | n/r |
| Salt/hot bath | n/r | 25 | 3 | n/r | 3 | n/r | n/r |
| Exercise to sweat | 9 | 45 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 21 | 25 |
| Flipping (self-induced vomiting) | 3 | n/r | n/r | 9 | n/r | 2 | n/r |
| Diuretics | 1 | 65 | 2 | 21 | n/r | 0 | n/r |
| Laxatives | 1 | 25 | n/r | 10 | 1 | 0 | n/r |
| Smoking | 5 | 70 | n/r | 44 | n/r | n/r | n/r |
Notes: n/r, not reported in the manuscript or reported in such a way it is not possible to calculated numbers.