Table 1 Analysis of blood caffeine concentration (n = 14).

From: Caffeine increases performance and leads to a cardioprotective effect during intense exercise in cyclists

 

Baseline (µg/mL−1)

60’ post caffeine ingestion (µg/mL−1)

PP

0.30 (0.44)

0.30 (0.44)

PC

0.00 (0.32)

7.60 (1.32)*#

CC

0.45 (0.41)

8.19 (0.76)*#

  1. Median (interquartile deviation) of caffeine concentration with 3 experimental conditions: Placebo–Placebo (PP), Placebo–Caffeine (PC) and Caffeine–Caffeine (CC).
  2. *Significantly different from baseline (P < 0.05). #Significantly different from PP (P < 0.05).
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