Supplementation of Acqua Lete® (Bicarbonate Calcic Mineral Water) improves hydration status in athletes after short term anaerobic exercise

Table 2 Total body water (TBW), Extracellular water (ECW) and Intracellular water (ICW) in Test C (control) and in Test H (hydration) before and after exercise*

Test C	TBW		ECW		ICW
Test C	t₀	t₃	t₀	t₃	t₀	t₃
Group A	56.69 ± 1.14^a	55.30 ± 1.05^a	40.60 ± 2.48	41.20 ± 2.84	59.40 ± 2.40	58.81 ± 2.84
Group B	57.50 ± 1.80^b	55.87 ± 0.75^b	37.76 ± 4.17	37.46 ± 2.82	62.24 ± 4.17	62.54 ± 2.82
Test H	TBW		ECW		ICW
	t ₀	t ₃	t ₀	t ₃	t ₀	t ₃
Group A	57.83 ± 3.75	57.43 ± 5.01	40.85 ± 2.87	40.57 ± 2.42	59.15 ± 2.87	59.43 ± 2.42
Group B	57.84 ± 2.26	57.37 ± 3.11	38.47 ± 1.11^c	37.10 ± 1.04^c	61.53 ± 1.14^d	62.94 ± 0.94^d

^*values are expressed in percentage (%).
Data are expressed as mean ± SD: n = 44.
Mean values were significantly different from resting values (t₀): ^{a and b}p < 0.001; ^{c and d}p < 0.05.

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