Comparison of coconut water and a carbohydrate-electrolyte sport drink on measures of hydration and physical performance in exercise-trained men

Table 3 Body mass of exercise-trained men before and after dehydrating exercise

Time	VitaCoco^®	Sport Drink	Coconut Water From Concentrate	Bottled Water
Pre Dehydrating Exercise	78.5 ± 7.4 79.2 (65.2 - 89.0)	77.8 ± 7.1 78.2 (65.2 - 87.3)	77.5 ± 7.6 75.6 (64.9 - 88.4)	77.8 ± 7.6 78.2 (64.8 - 89.3)
Immediately Post Dehydrating Exercise	76.9 ± 7.2 77.4 (63.9 - 87.2)	76.1 ± 6.8 76.6 (63.8 - 85.3)	75.8 ± 7.5 73.7 (63.3 - 86.5)	76.2 ± 7.4 76.5 (63.5 - 87.4)
1 hour Post Dehydrating Exercise	78.4 ± 7.3 79.0 (65.5 - 88.9)	77.7 ± 7.2 77.8 (65.1 - 87.6)	77.6 ± 7.6 75.5 (65.0 - 88.6)	77.9 ± 7.6 78.1 (64.9 - 90.1)
2 hours Post Dehydrating Exercise	78.1 ± 7.2 78.3 (65.5 - 88.8)	77.4 ± 7.0 77.6 (65.1 - 87.0)	77.3 ± 7.5 75.2 (64.8 - 88)	77.4 ± 7.5 77.6 (64.7 - 88.9)
3 hours Post Dehydrating Exercise*	77.6 ± 6.9 78.0 (65.5 - 87.9)	77.0 ± 6.8 77.2 (64.9 - 86.3)	76.9 ± 7.4 75.0 (64.6 - 87.6)	76.9 ± 7.3 76.9 (64.5 - 88.0)

Data are mean ± SD (top row); median and (range) provided in bottom row
*Coconut water from concentrate greater than bottled water (p = 0.023); when expressed as change from Pre Dehydrating Exercise at 3 hours Post Dehydrating Exercise. No other differences noted (p > 0.05).

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