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. 2012 Dec 17;9:55. doi: 10.1186/1550-2783-9-55

Table 2.

Fluid balance

 
CON
PC
PC + G
  Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
‘First waking’ Urine Specific Gravity
1.015 ± 0.005
1.015 ± 0.005
1.016 ± 0.004
Δ BMA (kg)
−2.56 ± 0.60
−2.50 ± 0.61
−2.52 ± 0.60
Δ BMA (%)
−3.19 ± 0.83
−3.13 ± 0.90
−3.14 ± 0.85
Sweat rate A (L.h-1)
−1.94 ± 0.48
−1.91 ± 0.48
−1.92 ± 0.47
Total fluid consumed B (L)
2.18 ± 0.74
3.22 ± 1.24*
3.24 ± 1.25*
Total urine volume C (L) 1.71 ± 0.34 1.51 ± 0.30 1.20 ± 0.36 *#

Note: A represents n=11; pre to post time trial, B represents fluids consumed from −180 min prior to the time trial until the end of the time trial, C represents urine volume collected from −150 min prior to the time trial until immediately after the time trial, * represents substantial difference to CON (P<0.05), # represents substantial difference between PC and PC+G treatments (P=0.03).