Table 3 Mean (± standard deviation) Blood Hematocrit, and Serum Bicarbonate (HCO3−), pH, Sodium (Na+), and Lactate
Placebo | AcuteSB | ModSB | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Post-ingestion | Baseline | Post-ingestion | p-value | Baseline | Post-ingestion | p-value | Effect size (Hedges’g) | |
HCO3− (mmol·L−1) | 27.1 (±2.3) | 29.8 (±1.4) | 27.7 (±1.3) | 33.5 (±2.0) | < 0.01 | 27.1 (±2.2) | 34.7‡ (±2.2) | < 0.01 | 0.53 |
pH | 7.60 (±.04) | 7.64 (±.05) | 7.56 (±.06) | 7.67 (±.08) | 0.04 | 7.58 (±.05) | 7.67 (±.04) | < 0.01 | −0.18 |
Na+ (mmol·L−1) | 138.8 (±1.3) | 137.2 (±1.0) | 139.7 (±2.3) | 140.3 (±1.8) | 0.10 | 138.8 (±1.3) | 140.0 (±1.5) | 0.06 | 0.32 |
Hematocrit (%) | 45.9 (±3.5) | 46.5 (±2.8) | 46.8 (±2.2) | 45.0 (±2.9) | 0.03 | 46.2 (±3.5) | 43.4 (±1.7) | < 0.01 | −0.57 |
Lactate (mmol·L−1) | 1.6 (±0.7) | 1.7 (±0.2) | 1.6 (±0.1) | 2.0 (±0.3) | NS | 1.4 (±0.2) | 1.9 (±0.5) | NS | 0.21 |