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n= traditionally refers to the number of participants, not the number of data points.

The headline claim is very misleading for anyone who thought there were 59,000 people in this data set.

The absolute difference is also small. Small enough that the effect might be attributable to something secondary, such as sauna users consuming more water in recovery and being more hydrated. Heart rate has a relationship with hydration status.

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