Table 2

Mean (SD) plasma creatine concentration over 8 hours following ingestion of isomolar amounts of creatine (4.4 g) in the form of creatine monohydrate (CrM), tri-creatine citrate (CrC), or creatine pyruvate (CrPyr). Means within each time-row differing significantly are denoted by the letters a to c.

Time (h)
CrM (a)
CrC (b)
CrPyr (c)
ANOVA P value




Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD


0
40.5
25.5
56.5
36.7
44
28
NS
0.5
488.6
185.7
551.1
191.3
637
207.2
NS
1
761.9
107.7
855.3 c
165.1
972.2 a
184.1
0.015
1.5
660.8
159.2
771.8
289.3
875.7
310.9
0.012
2
557
162.1
624.2
263.1
681.7
299.4
NS
3
362.5
174.4
400.1
235.7
431.5
228.5
NS
4
247.8
134.8
276
169.3
298
176.3
NS
6
142.7
87.3
189.1
120.2
178.5
110.3
NS
8
103.4
64.5
123.1
83.6
122.9
83.7
NS

Jäger et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2007 4:17   doi:10.1186/1550-2783-4-17

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