Table 3: Assessment of physiological parameters and performance during the different phases of the menstrual cycle in the women handballers studied.

	FP Group (n = 22)	LP Group (n = 21)	p-value
	$\bar{x}$ ± σ	$\bar{x}$ ± σ	p-value
HRre (bpm)	79.3 ± 3.4	85.7 ± 4.6	0.12
HRmaxthéo (bpm)	202 ± 1	202 ± 1	-
HRmax (bpm)	161 ± 3	174 ± 5	˂ 0.001
Trec (C°)	38.81 ± 0.28	38.85 ± 0.51	0.41
Densité Urinaire (DU)	1.01 ± 0.008	1.01 ± 0.10	0.32
% PP (%)	1.30 ± 0.45	1.73 ± 0.62^*	0.03
IPCT	6.48 ± 0.56	6.44 ± 1.01	0.76
$\dot{V} O_{2 \max}$ (mL/min/kg)	49.28 ± 1.07^***	47.40 ± 0.76	˂ 0.001
PMB	7.28 ± 0.35^**	6.73 ± 1.01	0.01
CSR (min)	6.81 ± 0.38	7.01 ± 0.32	0.08
Pmoy	240.87 ± 58.30^*	209.47 ± 25.81	0.01
Pmax	308.02 ± 68.63^*	269.34 ± 16.09	0.02
IF	40.88 ± 7.23	40.44 ± 12.57	0.89

Numbers in boxes represent mean values ± standard deviations; HRre: exercise heart rate; HRmaxtheo: maximum heart rate; Trec: core temperature; % PP: percentage weight loss; IPCT: heat stress index; $\dot{V} O_{2 \max}$ : maximal oxygen consumption; PMB: medicineball performance; CSR: repeated sprint capacity; Pmoy: mean power; Pmax: maximum power; ^*: difference between PF group and PL group, significant at p < 0.05^**: difference between PF group and PL group, significant at p < 0.01; ^***: difference between PF group and PL group, significant at p < 0.001