Table 4.

Associations between macronutrient intake, training load and salivary measures in elite male Gaelic football players (n = 21)

	s-T			s-C			s-IgA
	PRE	IN	POST	PRE	IN	POST	PRE	IN	POST
CHO (g/kg/day)	0.048	0.284	0.212	– 0.018	0.025	0.197	– 0.001	0.124	0.006
Protein (g/kg/day)	– 0.362	0.010	0.109	– 0.244	0.087	– 0.033	– 0.397	0.078	– 0.173
Fats (g/kg/day)	– 0.047	– 0.029	– 0.151	– 0.042	0.350	0.345	– 0.425	– 0.006	0.120
Training load (min x RPE)	– 0.041	– 0.038	– 0.166	0.107	0.096	0.121	– 0.234	– 0.089	– 0.176
IgA Flow (ml/min)							– 0.477*	– 0.630**	0.399
IgA Secretion (ug/min)							– 0.821**	– 0.830**	– 0.937**

CHO Carbohydrates, RPE Rate of Perceived Exertion, s-T salivary testosterone, s-C salivary cortisol, s-Ig Immunoglobin A

^*P < 0.05

^**P < 0.01

^*** P < 0.001