Table 3.

Correlations between match-related loads and percentage change (Δ) of biomarkers.

	r	r Magnitude	p
Biomarkers (Δ)
ΔC and ΔT/C	−0.881	very large	0.001
ΔC and Δurea	0.693	moderate	0.026
ΔT/C ratio and Δurea	−0.679	moderate	0.031
Match-related loads and biomarkers (Δ)
Time at 50–59% HRmax and ΔC	0.839	very large	0.002
Time at 50–59% HRmax and ΔT/C ratio	−0.644	moderate	0.045
Time at 80–89% HRmax and ΔC	−0.657	moderate	0.002

C: cortisol; HRmax: maximum heart rate; T/C: testosterone to cortisol ratio.