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Table 3 Inferential comparisons of total%BMC, abstinence%BMC, and thermal%BMC between hydration manipulations

From: A quasi-experimental examination of weight-reducing dehydration practices in collegiate male rowers

 

Mean difference

t-score

Total weight loss (total%BMC)

 CON

Reference

 

 SAU

-1.82

4.01**

 FA + SAU

-2.15

6.11***

Thermal weight loss (thermal%BMC)

 CON

Reference

 

 SAU

-1.76

6.03***

 FA + SAU

-1.04

4.65***

Fluid abstinence weight loss (abstinence%BMC)

 CON

1.11

-2.79*

 SAU

1.05

-3.86**

 FA + SAU

Reference

 
  1. n = 12. Negative values indicate decreasing hydration. T-tests are dependent and include 11 degrees of freedom. T-score = t-score derived from pairwise dependent t-tests against the “reference” category. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05