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. 2012;34(4):285–291. doi: 10.5581/1516-8484.20120073

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)