Table 3.
Ramadan effects on TD and MAV during the Yo-Yo test
| Parameters | BR | SWR | ER | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | 95%CI | Mean (SD) | 95%CI | Mean (SD) | 95%CI | |
| TD (m) | 1903.64 (516.64) | 1674.4-2132.7 | 1738.18 (555.18) | 1492.0-1984.3 | 1676.36 (564.86) | 1425.9-1926.8* |
| MAV (km · h−1) | 16.57 (1.38) | 16.0-17.2 | 16.15 (1.44) | 15.5-16.8 | 15.96 (1.5) | 15.3-16.6* |
| Wtotal (W · kg−1) | 44.16 (2.52) | 42.9-45.4 | 44.28 (2.47) | 43.1-45.5 | 42.49 (3.68) | 40.7-44.3* |
| PD (%) | 6.74 (3.34) | 5.1-8.4 | 8.13 (3.03) | 6.6-9.6 | 10.22 (5.23) | 7.6-12.8* |
| Ppeak(W · kg−1) | 10.93 (0.92) | 10.5-11.4 | 10.75 (0.93) | 10.3-11.2‡ | 10.73 (0.90) | 10.3-11.2‡ |
| Pmean(W · kg−1) | 8.63 (0.56) | 8.4-8.9 | 8.42 (0.57) | 8.2-8.7‡ | 8.38 (0.58) | 8.1-8.6‡ |
| FI (%) | 38.9 (6.08) | 36.1-41.7 | 41.55 (6.79) | 38.4-44.7# | 43.35 (7.49) | 39.8-46.9‡ |
*, ‡, #
Significant difference in comparison with BR (P<0.05, P<0.01 and P<0.001 respectively).
TD: Total Distance; MAV: Maximal Aerobic Velocity; Wtotal: Total Work; PD: Decrement of Peak Power; Ppeak: Peak Power; Pmean: Mean Power; FI: Fatigue Index; BR: Before Ramadan; SWR: Second Week of Ramadan; ER: End of Ramadan; SD: Standard Deviation; CI: Confidence Interval.