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Table 3 Body mass and composition in taekwondo athletes before and after supplementation

From: The effect of multi-ingredient intra- versus extra-cellular buffering supplementation combined with branched-chain amino acids and creatine on exercise-induced ammonia blood concentration and aerobic capacity in taekwondo athletes

   

BA

ALK

   

Mean

±

SD

95% CI

Mean

±

SD

95% CI

Body mass

(kg)

Before

68.0

±

9.9

60.4

-

75.6

67.0

±

9.0

60.1

-

73.9

After

69.1

±

9.3

62.0

-

76.3

69.0

±

8.7

62.3

-

75.6

BMI

(kg∙m−2)

Before

21.1

±

2.3

19.3

-

22.8

20.7

±

2.1

19.1

-

22.3

After

21.4

±

2.1

19.8

-

23.1

21.4

±

2.1

19.7

-

23.0

Total Fat Mass

(kg)

Before

12.6

±

4.0

9.5

-

15.8

12.6

±

3.9

9.6

-

15.6

After

13.8

±

3.9

10.8

-

16.8

14.1

±

4.6

10.5

-

17.6

Total Fat-Free Mass

(kg)

Before

55.5

±

12.2

46.1

-

64.8

54.9

±

11.2

46.3

-

63.5

After

55.8

±

11.2

47.2

-

64.4

55.4

±

11.4

46.6

-

64.1

  1. Data are the means ± standard deviation (SD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Abbreviations: After after supplementation; ALK multi-ingredient extra-cellular buffering supplement, combined with branched-chain amino acids and creatine malate; BA multi-ingredient intra-cellular buffering supplement, combined with branched-chain amino acids and creatine malate; Before before supplementation; BMI body mass index.