Effect of Baseline Cortisol Level on Lipid Peroxidation Products in Young Female Swimmers

Launched by POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION · Mar 19, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The data of 24 trained female from the Sports Championship School Complex. All athletes presented as medically fit, with no underlying health problems. In this cohort, baseline serum cortisol levels were considered, and the athletes were divided into two groups: 1) Serum cortisol \<230 (normal): n=14 2) Serum cortisol \>230 ng/ml (high): n=10 In this study, the athletes were subjected to intensive swimming tests in breaststroke crawl (800m + 200m + 50m) with 15 minutes of active rest in the water. Blood samples took from the cubital vein at three time points: before stress test (pre-exercis...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • valid medical examination,
• • consent of the legal guardian of the underage athlete to participate in the study,
• • Training experience a minimum of three years
• • Student of a sports championship school team,
• • ompletion of the exercise test in the swimming pool - crawl style intensive test (800 m + 200 m + 50 m) on two test deadline
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • antibiotic therapy,
• • supplementation, use of any drugs or oral hormonal contraceptives
• • health problems within the last months