Table 4 Daily mean values of hormone and glycaemia collected at the end of each day (n = 28)
From: Hormonal assessment of participants in a long distance walk
Variable | M1 Mean (SD) | M2 Mean (SD) | M3 Mean (SD) | M4 Mean (SD) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cortisol (μg/dL) | 17.46 (± 11.85) | 11.88 (± 7.86) | 11.17 (± 5.39) | 8.39 (± 4.04) | 0.001 |
Ta (ng/dL) | 270.35 (± 161.76) | 267.90 (± 140.00) | 222.73 (± 150.09) | 254.98 (± 121.34) | 0.692 |
T3 (ng/mL) | 1.25 (± 0.20) | 1.22 (± 0.20) | 1.27 (± 0.18) | 1.20 (± 0.17) | 0.484 |
FT4 (ng/dL) | 1.31 (± 0.13) | 1.26 (± 0.14) | 1.23 (± 0.16) | 1.14 (± 0.14) | < 0.001 |
TSH (μIU/mL) | 3.96 (± 2.51) | 3.53 (± 2.06) | 3.28 (± 2.13) | 3.24 (± 2.02) | 0.201 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 104.96 (± 22.42) | 108.71 (± 17.91) | 99.96 (± 16.42) | 104.71 (± 13.12) | 0.729 |
Insulin (μIU/mL) | 4.91 (± 2.71) | 5.76 (± 5.69) | 3.72 (± 2.47) | 5.39 (± 4.15) | 0.297 |
C/Ta | 0.13 (± 0.16) | 0.07 (± 0.06) | 0.08 (± 0.06) | 0.05 (± 0.04) | 0.073 |
FT4/T3 | 1.05 (± 0.23) | 1.06 (± 0.24) | 0.99 (± 0.18) | 0.97 (± 0.20) | 0.038 |
G/I | 30.46 (± 24.86) | 30.04 (± 18.40) | 32.87 (± 12.03) | 28.45 (± 14.71) | 0.764 |