Brotherhood J R, Budd G M, Regnard J, Hendrie A L, Jeffery S E, Lincoln G J
Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol. 1986;55(5):517-23. doi: 10.1007/BF00421647.
Twelve male medical scientists formed the International Biomedical Expedition to the Antarctic (IBEA). Their physical characteristics and maximum oxygen uptakes (VO2max) were measured in association with three series of thermal tolerance tests in Sydney, twice before and once after going to the Antarctic. In the Antarctic they lived in tents and spent 15 days travelling by motor toboggan. Their body mass (BM) and skinfold thickness (SFT) were measured four times during the 69 days the expedition spent in the field. The characteristics of the group were (ranges): age 26-52 years, height 1680-1889 mm, BM 58.5-103.4 kg, fatness 16-34% BM and VO2max 33-49 ml X kg-1 X min-1. In the Antarctic 9 men lost between 0.7 and 5.5 kg (mean 2.7 kg) of BM with a decrease in SFT, whilst 2 men increased BM by 1.2 and 1.9 kg without change in SFT. One man retired early from the expedition. BM and SFT were regained and physical fitness lost during the return voyage to Australia. Consequently there was no difference in average SFT between the pre- and post-Antarctic laboratory tests, but BM was greater after the Antarctic implying gains in fat free mass. VO2max was lower in the final laboratory tests than in the tests before Antarctica.
十二名男性医学科学家组成了南极国际生物医学考察队（IBEA）。在悉尼，他们进行了三项系列耐热性测试，在前往南极之前测试了两次，之后测试了一次，同时测量了他们的身体特征和最大摄氧量（VO2max）。在南极，他们住在帐篷里，乘坐机动雪橇行进了15天。在考察队在野外度过的69天里，对他们的体重（BM）和皮褶厚度（SFT）进行了四次测量。该组人员的特征（范围）为：年龄26 - 52岁，身高1680 - 1889毫米，体重58.5 - 103.4千克，体脂率16 - 34%体重，VO2max为33 - 49毫升×千克-1×分钟-1。在南极，9名男性体重减轻了0.7至5.5千克（平均2.7千克），皮褶厚度减小，而2名男性体重增加了1.2千克和1.9千克，皮褶厚度没有变化。一名男子提前退出了考察队。在返回澳大利亚的航程中，体重和皮褶厚度恢复了，体能下降了。因此，南极前后实验室测试的平均皮褶厚度没有差异，但南极之后体重更大，这意味着去脂体重增加。最终实验室测试中的VO2max低于南极之前的测试。
