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. 2018 Aug 16;6:e5394. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5394

Table 2. Hydration data collected pre- and post-heating while euhydrated and hypohydrated in obese and non-obese individuals.

Hydration markers
Non-obese Obese
Body mass loss (kg) from 3-day euhydrated baseline
Pre-heating Euhydrated 0.62 ± 1.08 −0.44 ± 1.39
Hypohydrated −0.97 ± 0.74b −0.91 ± 0.90b
Additional body mass loss (kg) from passive heating
Post-heating Euhydrated −0.89 ± 0.43 −0.23 ± 0.24
Hypohydrated −1.46 ± 0.29b −0.78 ± 0.37b
Urine specific gravity
Pre-heating Euhydrated 1.008 ± 0.005 1.009 ± 0.006
Hypohydrated 1.024 ± 0.004b 1.026 ± 0.004b
Post-heating Euhydrated 1.009 ± 0.003 1.011 ± 0.007
Hypohydrated 1.026 ± 1.004a,b 1.029 ± 0.004a,b
Urine osmolality (mOsm)
Pre-heating Euhydrated 347 ± 195 377 ± 226
Hypohydrated 961 ± 105b 1051 ± 116b
Post-heating Euhydrated 401 ± 104 454 ± 271
Hypohydrated 992 ± 89a,b 1126 ± 114a,b
Serum osmolality (mOsm)
Pre-heating Euhydrated 285 ± 2 283 ± 3
Hypohydrated 289 ± 4b 287 ± 3b
Post-heating Euhydrated 284 ± 3 281 ± 2
Hypohydrated 294 ± 4a,b 291 ± 3a,b

Notes.

a

Significant difference from corresponding pre-heating value.

b

Significant difference from corresponding euhydration value.