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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

  1. p-value is two-tailed * (p < 0,05) **(p < 0,001). PI (Pre-Inspection), VG (Vet Gate); 20, 30, 60 and 80 (distance covered in km. ∆ (variation between moments of collection)