Table 1.
Body composition variables of the participants during the study.
| Normothermia Group (NG; n = 29) |
Hyperthermia Group (HG; n = 25) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Bodyweight (Kg) | 72.06 ± 7.46 | 72.75 ± 6.89 |
| Body Mass Index | 23.01 ± 2.26 | 23.88 ± 2.10 | |
| Basal Metabolism (Kcal/day) | 1811.18 ± 121.57 | 1806.09 ± 110.36 | |
| Body Fat Mass (%) | 13.77 ± 4.00 | 13.65 ± 4.38 | |
| Body Lean Mass (%) | 86.37 ± 4.01 | 85.80 ± 6.19 | |
| Body Water (%) | 63.20 ± 2.93 | 63.30 ± 3.15 | |
| Day 3 | Bodyweight (Kg) | 71.31 ± 9.47 | 72.33 ± 6.85 |
| Body Mass Index | 23.31 ± 2.08 | 23.70 ± 2.02 | |
| Basal Metabolism (Kcal/day) | 1818.13 ± 105.37 | 1766.90 ± 192.44 | |
| Body Fat Mass (%) | 13.95 ± 3.92 | 13.69 ± 4.04 | |
| Body Lean Mass (%) | 86.05 ± 3.93 | 85.82 ± 4.16 | |
| Body Water (%) | 86.05 ± 3.93 | 61.93 ± 6.24 | |
| Day 6 | Bodyweight (Kg) | 71.97 ± 7.14 | 72.12 ± 6.28 |
| Body Mass Index | 23.30 ± 2.34 | 24.40 ± 2.05 | |
| Basal Metabolism (Kcal/day) | 1805.86 ± 105.35 | 1845.92 ± 100.57 | |
| Body Fat Mass (%) | 14.32 ± 4.04 | 14.95 ± 4.51 | |
| Body Lean Mass (%) | 85.28 ± 4.11 | 84.82 ± 4.58 ♦,R1 | |
| Body Water (%) | 62.15 ± 3.27 | 61.49 ± 4.66 ^,♦,R2 |
NG: Normothermia group; SG: Sauna group. Wilcoxon Test: Differences between consecutive evaluations for each group: ^ p < 0.05. Differences between evaluations 1 and 6: ♦ p < 0.05. Effect size: R1 = 0.21; R2 = 0.33.