Continuous Glucose Monitoring Profiles in Elite-Level Professional European Football Players
Authors' conclusion
This observational study suggests that elite European footballers may have significant increases in glycemia, as measured by CGM, supporting the notion that mild hyperglycemia can occur during and after active competition in healthy and metabolically normal athletes, perhaps because of competition stress.
Study context
- Population
- Healthy male elite football players, UEFA Champions League club; age 27.5 ± 5.1 yearssingle-game subset n=14
- Participants
- 18 players
- Exposure
- Active vs reserve players during a single game
- Activen = 10
- Reserven = 4reference
- Outcome
- Mean CGM glucose during game
- Follow-up
- During game
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.09
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
TAR during game
P = 0.04
TIR during game
P = 0.04
TAR, 90 min pre- to 180 min post-game
P = 0.02
Mean iG, 90 min pre- to 180 min post-game
P = 0.02
All 18 players, day vs night continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics · daytime (06:00 am-10:59 pm) and nighttime (11:00 pm-05:59 am)
- Time in range (TIR) day / night
- 89.4 ± 11.7% / 91.6 ± 13.7%
- Time above range (TAR) day / night
- 5.9 ± 6.7% / 2.9 ± 5.7%
- TBR day / night
- 4.5 ± 10.5% / 5.3 ± 13.2%
Original publication
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