Content of method inventory and outcome parameters in Military Physical Loading Questionnaire (MPLQ).

Table 1: Content of method inventory and outcome parameters in Military Physical Loading Questionnaire (MPLQ).

Parameter	Intention	Outcome	Source†
Sociodemographic factors	Matching variables and basic description	Distribution	[32 and own development]
Pre-entry activity & exercise	Possible confounding factors	Cumulative effects	[32]
Musculoskeletal symptoms & injury history	Possible confounding factors	Health status	[32 and own development]
Frequency & duration of military physical tasks	Occupational exposure	Cumulative effects	[2,16,28,34 and own development]
Frequency & duration of physical tasks - operational deployment	Occupational exposure on operational deployment	Cumulative effects	[2,16,28,34 and own development]
Frequency & duration of sports participation	Possible confounding factors	Cumulative effects	[2,34 and own development]
Alcohol, smoking, disease assessment	Possible confounding factors	Cumulative effects & health status	[31,34 and own development]

†[2,16,28,32,34] cite research articles describing different studies and results.