Table 2 |
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Capsule compliance, quality of life (SF-12) and graded exercise test (GXT) time to exhaustion data of men (A) and women (B) before and following three weeks of supplementation with Ambrotose AO® at a dosage of 4 capsules per day and placebo (cross-over design with a three week washout between conditions). |
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A |
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Variable |
Trained Men Ambrotose AO® Pre |
Trained Men Ambrotose AO® Post |
Trained Men Placebo Pre |
Trained Men Placebo Post |
Untrained Men Ambrotose AO® Pre |
Untrained Men Ambrotose AO® Post |
Untrained Men Placebo Pre |
Untrained Men Placebo Post |
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% Capsule Compliance† |
NA |
91.9 ± 5.5 |
NA |
98.6 ± 1.1 |
NA |
88.6 ± 5.5 |
NA |
89.8 ± 7.0 |
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Physical Health† |
55.4 ± 2.5 |
56.7 ± 1.1 |
57.9 ± 1.2 |
56.9 ± 0.8 |
51.2 ± 4.6 |
48.4 ± 3.5 |
54.0 ± 1.2 |
55.0 ± 1.6 |
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Mental Health** |
55.3 ± 1.7 |
54.7 ± 2.3 |
55.1 ± 2.7 |
55.1 ± 1.9 |
48.5 ± 6.5 |
52.4 ± 5.3 |
49.2 ± 3.8 |
49.4 ± 3.6 |
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Exercise Time (sec)†* |
NA |
1252 ± 45 |
NA |
1275 ± 47 |
NA |
956 ± 65 |
NA |
989 ± 88 |
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B |
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Variable |
Trained Women Ambrotose AO® Pre |
Trained Women Ambrotose AO® Post |
Trained Women Placebo Pre |
Trained Women Placebo Post |
Untrained Women Ambrotose AO® Pre |
Untrained Women Ambrotose AO® Post |
Untrained Women Placebo Pre |
Untrained Women Placebo Post |
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% Capsule Compliance† |
NA |
96.3 ± 1.3 |
NA |
93.2 ± 2.6 |
NA |
82.5 ± 8.7 |
NA |
89.8 ± 5.5 |
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Physical Health† |
56.6 ± 1.0 |
55.3 ± 1.8 |
57.9 ± 1.7 |
56.3 ± 2.3 |
54.7 ± 1.3 |
54.7 ± 2.1 |
54.2 ± 2.4 |
53.7 ± 1.6 |
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Mental Health** |
50.3 ± 2.6 |
49.9 ± 2.5 |
49.7 ± 3.0 |
51.6 ± 3.0 |
54.0 ± 2.2 |
53.2 ± 3.8 |
51.4 ± 2.1 |
53.7 ± 1.5 |
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Exercise Time (sec)†* |
NA |
1062 ± 59 |
NA |
1064 ± 66 |
NA |
839 ± 80 |
NA |
853 ± 76 |
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Values are mean ± SEM. † Training status effect: Capsule Compliance (p = 0.04); Physical Health (p = 0.0008); Exercise Time (p < 0.0001) * Sex effect: Exercise Time (p = 0.001) ** Sex × training status effect: Mental Health (p = 0.02) No other statistically significant differences were noted (p > 0.05). |
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Bloomer et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:49 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-49 |
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