TABLE 2.
Body weight and VO2max before and at the end of dry immersion.
| Variable | Dry immersion (DI) | Dry immersion with thigh cuffs (DI-TC) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDC | DI24h | DI120h | R+48h | BDC | DI24h | DI120h | R+48h | |
| Morning weight, kg | 73.5 | 72.6a | 71.8a,b | 72.8a,b,d | 80.2 | 78.7a | 78.3a,b | 79.4a,d (58.2–81.8) |
| (63.5–87.7) | (62.6–86.4) | (62.6–86.4) | (62.5–86,0) | (59.3–82.9) | (58.5–82.0) | (58.0–81.1) | ||
| VO2max, ml/mn/kg | 47.3 | 42.7a’ | 46.9 | 43.1a | ||||
| (33.7–57.8) | (31.8–53.4) | (36.6–55.1) | (37.2–49.0) | |||||
Measurements were made at baseline (BDC), during dry immersion (DI) and after recovery. Data are expressed as median (interquartile range) for n = 9 per group. a, b, d: significantly different (pp < 0.05) vs. BDC, DI24 h, DI120 h, respectively. a: trend to significance to BDC There was no difference between DI and DI-TC groups.