Table 2.
Mean ± SD of testosterone and cortisol values in MMA fighters at selected moments.
| Testosterone (nmol·L−1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (−24 h) | (−1 h) | 0 h | +24 h | |
| Winners | 20.05 ± 2.13 * | 15.90 ± 1.18 * | 11.92 ± 1.79 * | 17.75 ± 2.00 * |
| Losers | 15.91 ± 2.40 * | 10.16 ± 3.52 * | 7.14 ± 2.73 * | 11.61 ± 1.79 * |
| Total | 17.98 ± 3.06 * | 13.03 ± 3.90 * | 9.53 ± 3.33 * | 14.68 ± 4.02 * |
| Cortisol (nmol·L−1) | ||||
| Winners | 580.63 ± 83.18 * | 706.00 ± 64.65 * | 949.98 ± 59.20 * | 522.22 ± 73.69 * |
| Losers | 387.29 ± 147.64 Υ | 482.03 ± 180.55 * | 802.21 ± 94.43 * | 351.69 ± 109.86 Υ |
| Total | 483.96 ± 153.10 * | 594.02 ± 144.99 * | 876.09 ± 107.84 * | 436.96 ± 126.26 * |
| Testosterone/Cortisol | ||||
| Winners | 34.76 ± 2.38 Υ | 22.56 ± 8.52 * | 12.49 ± 1.10 * | 34.13 ± 1.43 Υ |
| Losers | 40.15 ± 4.88 * | 22.85 ± 7.70 * | 8.66 ± 2.42 * | 10.57 ± 2.69 * |
| Total | 37.45 ± 4.65 * | 22.70 ± 5.31 * | 10.57 ± 2.69 * | 34.30 ± 4.73 * |
Table provided with authorship by Souza et al. [104]: * p < 0.05 compared with other moments; Υ p < 0.05 compared with other moments with the exception of −24 h and +24 h; p < 0.05 between losers and winners.