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Table 2 Effects of phenylalanine n the blood biochemical parameters

From: The effects of phenylalanine on exercise-induced fat oxidation: a preliminary, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial

 

0 min

30 min

60 min

90 min

150 min

Two factor ANOVA P value

 

Phe

Placebo

Phe

Placebo

Phe

Placebo

Phe

Placebo

Phe

Placebo

time

treatment

interaction

Glycerol (mg/L)

3.34 ± 1.55

3.84 ± 1.60

3.24 ± 1.38

3.48 ± 1.77

5.34 ± 0.82

4.83 ± 1.51

15.15 ± 3.02*

7.30 ± 1.93

4.06 ± 1.59

3.64 ± 1.18

p < 0.01

0.022

p < 0.01

F-value

0.25

0.056

0.27

62

0.18

   

FFAs (mEq/L)

0.58 ± 0.16

0.50 ± 0.21

0.55 ± 0.17

0.44 ± 0.15

0.39 ± 0.11

0.42 ± 0.20

0.69 ± 0.28

0.64 ± 0.33

0.79 ± 0.30

0.74 ± 0.17

p < 0.01

0.65

0.67

F-value

0.35

0.82

0.059

0.15

0.16

   

Total ketone bodies (μmol/L)

120 ± 109

113 ± 143

160 ± 143

92.2 ± 97.5

114 ± 50.4

60.3 ± 24.1

169 ± 86.0

121 ± 107

387 ± 401

333 ± 412

p < 0.01

0.62

0.99

F-value

0.0043

0.33

0.21

0.17

0.21

   

Glucose (nmol/L)

5.08 ± 0.48

5.18 ± 0.35

5.21 ± 0.53

5.09 ± 0.67

4.89 ± 0.56

4.87 ± 0.63

5.35 ± 0.83

4.89 ± 0.51

5.15 ± 0.56

5.04 ± 0.66

p < 0.01

0.69

0.32

F-value

0.075

0.12

0.0029

1.8

0.10

   

Lactate (nmol/L)

1.17 ± 0.22

1.18 ± 0.18

1.24 ± 0.18

1.07 ± 0.31

3.72 ± 1.81

3.49 ± 1.05

3.46 ± 2.59

2.70 ± 0.83

1.13 ± 0.14

1.12 ± 0.15

  1. Values are mean ± SD (n = 6). FFA = free fatty acids
  2. *p value for the two factor analysis of variance and Tukey’s post-hoc test if data were normally distributed, and Friedman test if not