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Table 4 Comparison of cortisol, insulin and creatine kinase (CK) before (0’), the end (60’) and 30 min after the end (90) of three interventions in time trial

From: The effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse on performance, biochemical and psychophysiological variables during a cycling time trial: a crossover randomized trial

Variables

Interventions

0’

60’

90’

p a

p b

p c

Cortisol (μg/dL)

CMR

11.2 ± 4.3*

17.0 ± 8.32

18.8 ± 6.5

0.056

0.566

0.047

PMR

8.5 ± 3.7*

17.0 ± 6.73

17.5 ± 5.9

   

DAL

11.5 ± 7.5

18.2 ± 8.39

17.7 ± 6.3

   

Insulin (uIL/mL)

CMR

10.1 ± 7.3

9.2 ± 5.67

10.1 ± 6.3**

0.175

0.023

0.668

PMR

6.2 ± 2.6

7.4 ± 5.10

8.2 ± 7.07

   

DAL

11.1 ± 13.1

12.5 ± 10.0

13.1 ± 12.1**

   

CK (U/L)

CMR

192.8 ± 132.1

237.6 ± 159.0

208.1 ± 144.6

0.492

0.403

0.117

PMR

248.5 ± 122.9

304.0 ± 120.6

274 ± 111.8

   

DAL

208.2 ± 75.4

225.3 ± 52.9

210.8 ± 60.8

   
  1. Values expressed in Mean ± SD; Analyzed data according to GEE
  2. CMR carbohydrate mouth rinsing, PMR placebo mouth rinsing, DAL drinking ad libitum
  3. atime; b treatment; c interaction time * treatment; Bonferroni Post hoc: *p = 0.03; **p = 0.01