Table 1 Physiologic changes of subjects induced by dehydration.
| Subject |
Nude weight(kg) |
Dehydrated weight (kg) |
Weight loss (gr) or sweat loss (ml) |
Percentage of primary dehydration |
Posm change following dehydration |
| 1 |
86.0 |
84.0 |
2000 * |
2.33 |
9.975 * |
| 2 |
89.0 |
86.9 |
2100 * |
2.36 |
7.875 * |
| 3 |
86.0 |
84.1 |
1900 * |
2.21 |
5.775 * |
| 4 |
96.5 |
94.4 |
2100 * |
2.18 |
5.775 * |
| 5 |
64.0 |
62.4 |
1600 * |
2.50 |
6.825 * |
| 6 |
63.0 |
61.3 |
1700 * |
2.70 |
6.825 * |
| Mean (SD) |
80.75 (13.90) |
78.85 (13.71) |
1900 (209.76) * |
2.38 (.19) |
7.175 (1.58) * |
The difference between nude weight and dehydrated weight (weight loss) was highly significant (* p < 0.01). The difference between Posm before and after dehydration (Posm change following dehydration) was statistically significant (* p < 0.01) for all experiments.
