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. 2023 Aug 18;15:105. doi: 10.1186/s13102-023-00711-6

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
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