Table 5.
Interaction between gender and illness symptoms in 29 athletes before and after 12 weeks of treatment either supplemented with probiotics (PRO) or placebo (PLA).
| Illness Symptoms | Baseline U | p | Week 12 U | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URTI | PRO | 0.212 | 0.832 | 0.155 | 0.877 |
| PLA | 0.748 | 0.454 | 0.399 | 0.690 | |
| Runny nose | PRO | 0.212 | 0.832 | 0.329 | 0.742 |
| PLA | 0 | 1 | 1.080 | 0.280 | |
| Cough | PRO | 0.931 | 0.352 | 0.362 | 0.717 |
| PLA | 1.497 | 0.134 | 1.497 | 0.134 | |
| Sore throat | PRO | 1.041 | 0.298 | 0.866 | 0.386 |
| PLA | 0.374 | 0.708 | 1.497 | 0.134 | |
| Fever | PRO | 0.823 | 0.411 | 0 | 1 |
| PLA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Weakness | PRO | 0.866 | 0.386 | 0 | 1 |
| PLA | 0.519 | 0.604 | 0.519 | 0.604 |