Is baseline aerobic fitness associated with illness and attrition rate in military training?

Conclusions The least fit recruits may have found training more physically demanding as reflected in the higher URTS duration, which may have led to a high attrition rate from the Army. It is worth considering that baseline aerobic fitness might be an important factor in illness development and attrition rate in recruits during this type of military training.
Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Infectious diseases, Epidemiologic studies, Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: endocrine system Original article Source Type: research