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Table 6 Absolute change (post-supplementation – pre-supplementation) values for peak torque with identification of the individual subjects that exceeded the minimal important difference

From: The effects of phosphocreatine disodium salts plus blueberry extract supplementation on muscular strength, power, and endurance

Creatine Monohydrate Group

Peak Torque Change (N·m)

Phosphocreatine Disodium Salts Plus Blueberry Extract Group

Peak Torque Change (N·m)

Placebo Group

Peak Torque Change (N·m)

Subject 1

14.45a

1

21.94a

1

25.53a

2

27.50a

2

16.64a

2

25.61a

3

15.01a

3

−3.31

3

9.19

4

16.64a

4

8.00

4

−22.38

5

−6.34

5

34.63a

5

4.24

6

2.06

6

18.51a

6

9.27

7

16.64a

7

8.80

7

−3.62

8

35.38a

8

28.07a

8

7.14

9

0.00

9

15.27a

9

8.94

10

−8.86

10

26.29a

10

13.04

11

20.42a

11

37.67a

  

12

11.36

    

Proportion exceeding the minimal important difference

7 of 12 (58%)

 

8 of 11 (73%) b

 

2 of 10 (20%)

  1. aIndicates an increase in peak torque across the 28 days of supplementation that exceeded the minimal important difference (pooled pre-supplementation S.D. × 0.5 effect size = 13.29 N·m). b Indicates a significantly (p < 0.05) greater proportion of individual subjects that exceeded the minimal important difference than the placebo group as determined by χ2 analyses