Table 3.
Body mass and composition in taekwondo athletes before and after supplementation
| BA | ALK | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | ± | SD | 95% CI | Mean | ± | SD | 95% CI | |||||||
| Body mass | (kg) | Before | 68.0 | ± | 9.9 | 60.4 | - | 75.6 | 67.0 | ± | 9.0 | 60.1 | - | 73.9 |
| After | 69.1 | ± | 9.3 | 62.0 | - | 76.3 | 69.0 | ± | 8.7 | 62.3 | - | 75.6 | ||
| BMI | (kg∙m−2) | Before | 21.1 | ± | 2.3 | 19.3 | - | 22.8 | 20.7 | ± | 2.1 | 19.1 | - | 22.3 |
| After | 21.4 | ± | 2.1 | 19.8 | - | 23.1 | 21.4 | ± | 2.1 | 19.7 | - | 23.0 | ||
| Total Fat Mass | (kg) | Before | 12.6 | ± | 4.0 | 9.5 | - | 15.8 | 12.6 | ± | 3.9 | 9.6 | - | 15.6 |
| After | 13.8 | ± | 3.9 | 10.8 | - | 16.8 | 14.1 | ± | 4.6 | 10.5 | - | 17.6 | ||
| Total Fat-Free Mass | (kg) | Before | 55.5 | ± | 12.2 | 46.1 | - | 64.8 | 54.9 | ± | 11.2 | 46.3 | - | 63.5 |
| After | 55.8 | ± | 11.2 | 47.2 | - | 64.4 | 55.4 | ± | 11.4 | 46.6 | - | 64.1 | ||
Data are the means ± standard deviation (SD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Abbreviations: After after supplementation; ALK multi-ingredient extra-cellular buffering supplement, combined with branched-chain amino acids and creatine malate; BA multi-ingredient intra-cellular buffering supplement, combined with branched-chain amino acids and creatine malate; Before before supplementation; BMI body mass index.