Table 3. Hormone concentration (GH - growth hormone, T- testosterone, C - cortisol, I - insulin) in control subjects (CG), athletes with normal heart dimension (LVN), and athletes with heart hypertrophy (LVH). Data are means (±SD).
VARIABLE CG (n = 14) LVN ( n = 15) LVH (n = 15)
GHR [ng·mL-1] .3 (.2) .6 (.5) .5 (.4)
GH MAX [ng·mL-1] 16.5 (7.4) 15.7 (6.2) 16.3 (6.1)
TR [nmol·L-1] 14.5 (3.0) 14.6 (5.6) 11.1 (4.4) *#
T MAX [nmol·L-1] 22.4 (7.2) 17.1 (6.2) 13.9 (5.4) *
CR [nmol·L-1] 390.4 (119.2) 413.2 (81.9) 442.2 (111.6)
CMAX [nmol·L-1 513.6 (123.6) 442.6 (188.1) 583.5 (117.7) #
IR [µlU·mL-1] 8.3 (4.3) 8.0 (4.6) 8.0 (3.2 )
I MAX [µlU·mL-1] 9.5 (4.9) 13.7 (4.1) 12.6 (6.3)
Subscript indicates resting values, subscript indicates values reached at maximal exercise intensity.
* p < 0.05 LVH CG;# p < 0.05 LVH . LVN.