Table 1 Correlations of Salivary Cortisol (SC) and OT Eye Temperature (ET) measured by Infrared Thermography with performance data in the 40 K and 80 K ride categories
From: Salivary cortisol and eye temperature changes during endurance competitions
| Spearman Rank Correlation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPEED | Rho | N | P-Value |
Ride Cat |
| PHASE 1 | ||||
| ∆SC Home-PI | - 0,7* | 10 | 0,023 | 40 km |
| ET PI | - 0,6 | 13 | 0,024 | 80 km |
| ∆ET PI-VG60 km | + 0,6* | 12 | 0,027 | 80 km |
| ∆ET VG60- VG80 km | + 0,6* | 12 | 0,037 | 80 km |
| PHASE 2 | ||||
| ∆SC PI-VG30 km | + 0,6 | 13 | 0,047 | 80 km |
| ET VG3 | + 0,6 | 12 | 0,045 | 80 km |
| ∆ET PI -VG60 km | + 0,7* | 12 | 0,015 | 80 km |
| ∆ET VG30 -VG 60 km | + 0,7* | 10 | 0,033 | 80 km |
| PHASE 3 | ||||
| ET VG3 | + 0,6* | 12 | 0,12 | 80 km |
| ∆ET PI-VG60 km | + 0,7** | 12 | 0,009 | 80 km |
| ∆ET PI-VG80 km | + 0,7* | 12 | 0,033 | 80 km |
| AVERAGE | ||||
| ET PI | - 0,6* | 11 | 0,038 | 80 km |
| ET 20 km | - 0,5* | 22 | 0,024 | 40 km |
| ET 80 km | + 0,7* | 11 | 0,024 | 80 km |
| ∆ET PI-VG60 km | + 0,8** | 11 | 0,006 | 80 km |
| ∆ET PI-VG80 km | + 0,7* | 11 | 0,035 | 80 km |
| RECOVERY TIME | ||||
| VG1 | ||||
| ET 60 km | - 0,6* | 12 | 0,034 | 80 km |
| ∆ET VG0-VG80 km | + 0,6* | 12 | 0,036 | 80 km |
| VG3 | ||||
| ∆SC VG0-VG30 km | - 0,6* | 13 | 0,047 | 80 km |
| ∆ET VG30-VG80 km | - 0,8** | 10 | 0,009 | 80 km |
| ∆ET VG60-VG80 km | - 0,6* | 12 | 0,028 | 80 km |
| QUALIFICATION | ||||
| CL vs FTQ | ||||
| ET PI | −0,5* | 24 | 0,026 | 40 km |
| POSITION | ||||
| SC PI | −0,5* | 25** | 0,025 | 40 km |
| ET VG80 km | −0,7* | 12 | 0,011 | 80 km |
| ∆ET PI-VG60 km | −0,8** | 12 | 0,005 | 80 km |
| ∆ET PI-VG80 km | −0,6* | 12 | 0,034 | 80 km |