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Table 6 Effect size calculations

From: Effects of 28 days of beta-alanine and creatine supplementation on muscle carnosine, body composition and exercise performance in recreationally active females

 

BA

BAC

CRE

Carnosine

−2.00 (large)

−1.73 (large)

−0.75 (moderate)

Creatine

1.16 (large)

−0.30 (low)

−0.83 (large)

Phosphocreatine

−0.39 (low)

0.55 (low)

0.12 (low)

Total Creatine

0.77 (moderate)

−0.22 (low)

0.08 (low)

Body Weight

−0.63 (moderate)

−0.29 (low)

−0.33 (low)

Fat Mass

−0.37 (low)

0.02 (low)

0.15 (low)

Fat Free Mass

−0.36 (low)

−0.46 (low)

−0.69 (moderate)

Percent Body Fat

−0.43 (low)

0.12 (low)

0.34 (low)

VO 2peak

−0.47 (low)

−0.02 (low)

0.38 (low)

Max Time

−0.76 (moderate)

−0.16 (low)

0.14 (low

Ventilatory Threshold

−0.34 (low

−0.4 (low)

−0.11 (low)

Peak Lactate

−0.58 (moderate)

0.38 (low)

−0.18 (low)

Lactate Threshold

−0.05 (low)

−0.12 (low)

−0.28 (low

Peak Power Wingate 1

−0.36 (low)

0.21 (low)

0.11 (low)

Peak Power Wingate 2

−0.80 (moderate)

−0.39 (low)

−0.83 (moderate)

Total Work Wingate 1

−0.85 (large)

−0.28 (low)

0.15 (low)

Total Work Wingate 2

−0.44 (low)

−0.39 (low)

−0.21 (low)

Rate of Fatigue Wingate 1

−1.44 (large)

−0.90 (large)

−0.78 (low)

Rate of Fatigue Wingate 2

−1.25 (large

−0.17 (low)

−0.49 (low

  1. Cohen’s d calculations compared each group mean to PLA.
  2. All calculations used data from week 4.