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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Sci Med Sport. 2014 Aug 9;18(5):569–574. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.07.017

Table.

Subgroup meta-analyses exploring moderators that influence caffeine induced diuresis.

Moderators n ES 95% CI p Δ (ml) Δ (%) Q I2 (%) Between group p (Cochran's Q)
Activity state Active 15 0.10 −0.07 to 0.27 0.248 100 11.1 17.7 21.0 0.019
Resting 13 0.54 0.22 to 0.85 0.001 120 21.0 24.9 51.7
Sex Male 20 0.13 −0.05 to 0.31 0.158 47 13.6 25.8 26.4 0.006 (0.003a)
Female 3 0.75 0.38 to 1.13 <0.001 113 27.5 2.0 2.3
Mixture 5 0.58 0.07 to 1.08 0.025 358 17.0 10.8 63.1

ES, effect size; CI, confidence interval;

Δ

change in urine volume.

a

Male vs. female.