Table 3.
Category | Sub category | Variables |
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General | Personal info | Age (years); Sex (unisex/M/F); Type of sport; Sport discipline*; Type of injury**; Regular menstrual cycle (yes/no); Date last menstrual period (yyyy-mm-dd); Training >25°C past 4 weeks (yes/no); Consecutive training days >25°C |
Anthropometry | Height (cm); Weight (kg); Body mass index (kg/m2); Body surface area (m2)*** | |
Exercise test | Workload & performance | Peak power output (W); Peak power output (W/kg); Workload (W) over time (min); Time to exhaustion (min); Relative change in time to exhaustion (%); Relative change in peak power output (%) |
Physiological outcomes | Resting HR (bpm); Exercise-induced increase in HR (bpm); Peak HR (bpm); HR (bpm) over time (min); Resting Tgi (°C); Exercise-induced increase in Tgi (°C); Peak Tgi (°C); Tgi (°C) over time (min); Resting Tskin (°C); Exercise-induced increase in Tskin (°C); Peak Tskin (°C); Tskin (°C) over time (min); Total fluid intake on study visit day (L); Whole body sweat loss (L); Whole body sweat rate (L/h); Dehydration (%) | |
Perceptual outcomes | Resting thermal sensation (au); Peak thermal sensation (au); Thermal sensation (au) over time****; Resting thermal comfort (au); Peak thermal comfort (au); Thermal comfort (au) over time****; Resting RPE (au); Peak RPE (au); RPE (au) over time**** | |
Environmental conditions | Ambient temperature (°C); Relative humidity (%); Wet bulb globe temperature (°C) | |
Anthropometrics (ISAK) | Anthropometry | Height (cm); Weight (kg); Body mass index (kg/m2); Body surface area (m2)**; Arm circumference relaxed (cm); Arm circumference flexed and tensed (cm); Waist circumference (cm); Gluteal circumference (cm); Calf circumference (cm); Epicondyle humerus width (cm); Epicondyle femur width (cm) |
Skinfolds | Triceps skinfold (mm); Subscapular skinfold (mm); Biceps skinfold (mm); Iliac crest skinfold (mm); Supraspinal skinfold (mm); Abdominal skinfold (mm); Front thigh skinfold (mm); Medial calf skinfold (mm); Total skinfold (mm) | |
DXA scan | Fat mass | Fat mass L arm (g); Fat mass R arm (g); Fat mass trunk (g); Fat mass L leg (g); Fat mass R leg (g); Fat mass head (g); Total body fat mass (g); Total body fat percentage (%) |
Lean mass | Lean mass L arm (g); Lean mass R arm (g); Lean mass trunk (g); Lean mass L leg (g); Lean mass R leg (g); Lean mass head (g); Total body Lean mass (g) | |
Bone mineral content (BMC) | BMC L arm (g); BMC R arm (g); BMC trunk (g); BMC L leg (g); BMC R leg (g); BMC head (g); Total BMC (g) | |
3D scan | Anthropometry | Height (cm); Body surface area (m2); Cervical height (cm); Omphalion (waist) height (cm); Crotch height (cm); Knee height (cm); Head length (cm); Head breadth (cm); Menton-head top height (cm); Biacromial (shoulder) breadth (cm); Acromion-radiale (upper arm) length (cm); Radiale-stylion (lower arm) length (cm); Hand length (cm); Hand breadth (cm); Foot height (cm); Foot length (cm); Foot breadth (cm); Head circumference (cm); Neck circumference (cm); Chest circumference (cm); Waist circumference (cm); Buttock circumference (cm); Axillary arm circumference (cm); Forearm circumference (cm); Thigh circumference (cm); Calf circumference (cm) |
au, arbitrary units; BMC, bone mineral content; bpm, beats per minute, F, female; HR, heart rate; L, left; M, male; R, right; RPE, rating of perceived exertion; Tgi, gastrointestinal temperature; Tskin, skin temperature; W, watt. *classification of types of sports into skill, power, mixed and endurance disciplines, based on the relative isometric and isotonic components of the exercise training. **in case of Paralympic athlete ***Calculated using the Dubois formula. ****Perceptual outcomes will be scored at baseline, every 5 min during the warm-up phase, every 3 min during the incremental phase and every 5 min during the recovery phase.