Table 2.
Correlations between days 6 and 8 from the changes in serum hormonal markers and the changes in subjective feelings on mental and physical stress
Mental stress | Physical stress | RPE | ||||
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r | p | r | p | r | p | |
TES | -0,26 | 0,274 | -0,57 | 0,007* | -0,13 | 0,638 |
DHEA-S | 0,15 | 0,564 | 0,34 | 0,147 | 0,30 | 0,207 |
COR | 0,40 | 0,088 | 0,45 | 0,048* | 0,39 | 0,088 |
IGF-1 | -0,65 | 0,002* | -0,55 | 0,009* | -0,75 | 0,001* |
SHBG | 0,11 | 0,669 | 0,31 | 0,196 | 0,41 | 0,075 |
NOR | 0,39 | 0,089 | 0,62 | 0,003* | 0,59 | 0,005* |
CK | 0,57 | 0,007* | 0,59 | 0,005* | 0,49 | 0,027* |
EPI | 0,36 | 0,107 | 0,23 | 0,339 | 0,29 | 0,211 |
Significant changes marked in italic
TES Testosterone, DHEA-S Dehydroepiandrosterone, COR Cortisol, IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor-1, SHBG Sex hormone binding globulin, NOR Norepinephrine, CK Creatine kinase, EPI Epinephrine, RPE Rating perceived exertion