Table 2.
Analysis of differential leukocyte counts in peripheral blood of adult rats within and between nourished and malnourished groups during 8 weeks of MPE
| Weeks of training | ||||||||||||||
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T8 | ||||||
| Lymphocytes (x 109/L) | ||||||||||||||
| NU | 72.0 ± 2.6 | 71.3 ± 2.7 | 70.3 ± 1.5 | 69.1 ± 1.9 | 68.8 ± 1.4 | 69.1 ± 1.9 | 68.1 ± 0.9 | 67.8 ± 1.9 | 67.0 ± 2.1 | |||||
| NT | 71.5 ± 3.3 | 71.0 ± 2.2 | 71.1 ± 2.4 | 70.1 ± 2.7 | 71.0 ± 2.1 | 72.5 ± 2.6a | 74.1 ± 1.8a | 76.0 ± 0.8a | 78.5 ± 1.3a | |||||
| MU | 70.1 ± 2.9 | 70.8 ± 2.3 | 71.0 ± 2.6 | 68.8 ± 2.9 | 68.0 ± 1.4 | 67.8 ± 1.7 | 68.0 ± 1.5 | 68.0 ± 1.4 | 67.8 ± 1.7 | |||||
| MT | 70.3 ± 2.7 | 70.1 ± 2.6 | 69.5 ± 1.7 | 71.1 ± 2.7 | 72.5 ± 2.9b | 73.0 ± 2.5b | 73.5 ± 4.5b | 74.5 ± 5.9b | 75.0 ± 4.3b | |||||
| Neutrophils (x 109/L) | ||||||||||||||
| NU | 20.1 ± 1.4 | 20.0 ± 1.1 | 19.5 ± 1.0 | 18.0 ± 1.6 | 19.0 ± 2.0 | 18.9 ± 2.1 | 19.0 ± 2.1 | 20.1 ± 1.9 | 19.1 ± 1.6 | |||||
| NT | 19.1 ± 1.3 | 19.3 ± 1.3 | 18.8 ± 1.6 | 18.6 ± 1.1a | 19.8 ± 1.5a | 20.0 ± 1.2a | 20.7 ± 1.5a | 22.1 ± 0.6a | 22.5 ± 1.7a | |||||
| MU | 19.8 ± 1.7 | 20.0 ± 1.1 | 18.8 ± 1.1 | 19.5 ± 1.8 | 18.8 ± 2.5 | 18.1 ± 2.1 | 18.6 ± 2.0 | 18.8 ± 1.9 | 19.1 ± 1.6 | |||||
| MT | 19.5 ± 1.2 | 20.0 ± 1.1 | 21.0 ± 0.8 | 21.5 ± 2.5b | 22.1 ± 2.3b | 23.0 ± 2.8b | 23.8 ± 2.2b | 24 ± 1.8bc | 25.5 ± 2b,c | |||||
| Monocytes (x 109/L) | ||||||||||||||
| NU | 5.3 ± 2.1 | 5.5 ± 2.1 | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | 5.5 ± 1.8 | 6.6 ± 1.3 | 6.5 ± 1.0 | 5.8 ± 1.7 | 5.8 ± 1.4 | |||||
| NT | 5.5 ± 1.8 | 5.8 ± 1.6 | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 7.0 ± 1.1 | 6.8 ± 0.4 | 7.3 ± 1.2a | 8.0 ± 0.6a | 9.0 ± 0.6a | 9.5 ± 0.8a | |||||
| MU | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 5.0 ± 1.4 | 4.8 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 1.1 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 4.1 ± 1.1 | |||||
| MT | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 5.5 ± 0.8 | 5.5 ± 1.6 | 6.0 ± 2.1 | 6.8 ± 0.9b | 6.6 ± 1.2b | 7.1 ± 1.4b | 7.5 ± 1.8b | 8.0 ± 2.2b | |||||
| Eosinophils (x 109/L) | ||||||||||||||
| NU | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 3.5 ± 1.2 | 2.5 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 0.9 | |||||
| NT | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 1.3 | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 3.8 ± 1.1 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 4.1 ± 0.9 | |||||
| MU | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | |||||
| MT | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 3.8 ± 1.1 | 3.6 ± 0.8 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 4.3 ± 0.8 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | |||||
T0 to T8 - Before the start of training to the eighth week of training; NU - Nourished untrained; NT - Nourished trained; MU - Malnourished untrained; MT - malnourished trained; Mean ± standard deviation. Student's t test (p-value < 0.05); a - Signifcant difference between nourished groups (NT and NU) b - Signifcant difference between malnourished groups (MT and MU); c - Signifcant difference between trained groups (MT and NT); d - Signifcant difference between malnourished and nourished groups (MT + MU and NT+ NU - effect of malnutrition)