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Table 5 Anabolic/Catabolic hormone response

From: Effects of powdered Montmorency tart cherry supplementation on acute endurance exercise performance in aerobically trained individuals

Variable

Group

Baseline

Pre-Run

60-min Post

24-hr Post

48-hr Post

Group Mean

p-value (GG)

p-value (WSC)

RFT Covariate p-value (WSC)

Cortisol (ug/dL)

P

20.92 ± 7.21

24.04 ± 5.16

34.63 ± 10.14^†Ψ

19.17 ± 4.87Ψ◊

21.14 ± 5.83◊

23.98 ± 1.23

G = 0.408

 

G = 0.868

TC

21.34 ± 6.68

22.14 ± 7.35

25.48 ± 7.45

20.36 ± 5.93◊

22.50 ± 4.77

22.36 ± 1.48

T <0.001*

T q   <0.001*

T L   = 0.259

Time Mean

21.13 ± 1.37

23.09 ± 1.20

30.06 ± 1.80†Ψ

19.76 ± 1.04Ψ◊

21.82 ± 1.06◊#

 

G X T = 0.005*

G X T q   = 0.012*

G X T q   = 0.030*

Testosterone (ng/mL)

P

7.22 ± 3.90

6.77 ± 3.55

6.34 ± 3.55

6.48 ± 3.32

6.74 ± 3.41

6.71 ± 0.88

G = 0.745

 

G = 0.497

TC

6.65 ± 4.24

6.52 ± 3.89

5.59 ± 3.48

6.21 ± 3.75

6.31 ± 3.69

6.26 ± 1.06

T = 0.058§

T q   = 0.042*

T q   = 0.026*

Time Mean

6.94 ± 0.79

6.64 ± 0.72

5.96 ± 0.69†Ψ

6.34 ± 0.69

6.53 ± 0.69

 

G X T = 0.848

G X T L   = 0.881

G X T L   = 0.171

Test/Cort Ratio

P

0.037 ± 0.026

0.030 ± 0.018

0.019 ± 0.010

0.035 ± 0.024

0.034 ± 0.020

0.031 ± 0.005

G = 0.874

 

G = 0.546

TC

0.035 ± 0.023

0.035 ± 0.023

0.026 ± 0.023

0.034 ± 0.024

0.030 ± 0.021

0.032 ± 0.006

T = 0.001*

T q   = 0.009*

T q   = 0.588

Time Mean

0.036 ± 0.024

0.032 ± 0.020

0.022 ± 0.016†Ψ

0.035 ± 0.023◊

0.032 ± 0.020◊

 

G X T = 0.327

G X T q   = 0.101§

G X T q   = 0.290

  1. Individual group and time data expressed as means ± SD, while group effects are presented as means ± SEM. Data represents the stress and sex hormone response at each testing session during the 10 day intervention. MANOVA analysis revealed overall Wilks’ Lambda time (p <0.001) and group x time (p = 0.102). Univariate ANOVA p-levels from MANOVA analysis are presented for each variable. Univariate ANOVA p-levels are listed first by the Greenhouse-Geisser (GG) analysis and then by the within-subjects contrasts (WSC) to demonstrate the potential shape of the time or group x time interaction with significance indicated by the following super/subscripts: * indicates p <0.05 p-level significance, § indicates p <0.10 p-level significance. LSD post hoc analysis is indicated by the following superscripts: ^ represents p <0.05 difference between groups, † represents p <0.05 difference from baseline value, Ψ represents p <0.05 difference from pre-run, â—Š represents p <0.05 difference from 60-min post, # represents p <0.05 difference from 24-hr post. Cort/Test Cortisol/Testosterone ratio, RFT race finish time, G group p-level, T time p-level, G x T interaction, q quadratic p-level, L linear p-level