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* In a 1997 Ironman triathlon, almost 4% of competitors received attention for Hyponatremia <ref name="ref4"/>.
* In a study of the 2002 Boston Marathon, 13% of finishers had some level of Hyponatremia, and 0.6% had critical Hyponatremia <ref name="ref2"/>.
* In the Houston marathon<ref name="Houston">, 21 runners who received medical help were suffering from Hyponatremia. Runners with Hyponatremia were generally slower and drank more.
==Risk Factors==
The study<ref name="ref12"/> revealed that the risk factors for Hyponatremia in marathons include
<ref name="ref2">Hyponatremia among Runners in the Boston Marathon
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<ref name="ref3">Water Intoxication
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<ref name="ref12">BAA - HYDRATION, DEHYDRATION AND HYPONATREMIA
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<ref name="Houston">Hew TD, Chorley JN, Cianca JC, et al. The incidence, risk factors and clinical manifestations of hyponatremia in marathon runners. Clin J Sports Med. 2003;13:41–47 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12544163</ref>
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