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Table 1 Descriptive data of the participants (N = 19)

From: Effect of low dose, short-term creatine supplementation on muscle power output in elite youth soccer players

 

Cr Supplementation (N = 9)

Placebo (N = 10)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (yrs)

16.9 ± 0.6

17.1 ± 0.4

Body weight (kg)

66.8 ± 3.2

74.2 ± 2.5 a

Height (cm)

176.1 ± 5.4

178.4 ± 4.0

Body fat (%)

11.4 ± 3.3

11.7 ± 3.1

O2max (mL.kg−1.min−1)

55.3 ± 1.3

51.1 ± 2.1

VT (mL.kg−1.min−1)

41.7 ± 1.8

40.7 ± 0.9

HRmax (bpm)

195.8 ± 1.8

197.0 ± 2.2

  1. O 2max maximal oxygen uptake, VT ventilatory threshold, HR max maximal heart rate
  2. aDenotes a significant difference between the Cr and placebo groups (P < 0.05)