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

Table 3.

Analysis of the red blood cell (RBC) indices in peripheral blood of adult rats within and between nourished and malnourished groups

Weeks of training

  T0 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8
Hemoglobin (g/100mL)                    
MU 11.5 ± 0.5 d 11.8 ± 0.9 10.8 ± 0.6 11.1 ± 0.8 11.5 ± 0.6 11.0 ± 0.4 11.6 ± 0.4 12.1 ± 0.2 11.8 ± 0.2
MT 11.2 ± 0.4 d 12.5 ± 0.4 c 11.9 ± 1.1 12.2 ± 0.9 12.8 ± 0.6 b 13.0 ± 0.1 b 12.9 ± 0.9 b 13.2 ± 0.7 b 13.6 ± 0.5 b
NU 12.0 ± 0.3 11.9 ± 0.4 12.5 ± 0.5 11.9 ± 0.7 12.0 ± 1.0 12.1 ± 0.4 11.9 ± 0.5 12.4 ± 0.5 12.6 ± 0.5
NT 12.2 ± 0.4 13.6 ± 0.6 a 12.4 ± 0.5 12.6 ± 0.6 13.0 ± 1.0 13.4 ± 0.9 a 13.6 ± 0.5 a 14.0 ± 0.6 a 14.1 ± 0.6 a

RBC x109/L                    
MU 7.2 ± 0.4 d 7.4 ± 0.7 7.0 ± 0.2 7.5 ± 0.4 7.3 ± 0.5 6.9 ± 0.5 7.1 ± 0.2 7.3 ± 0.3 7.5 ± 0.6
MT 7.5 ± 0.1 d 7.8 ± 0.3 c 7.3 ± 0.4 7.6 ± 0.4 8.5 ± 0.2 b 7.8 ± 0.3 b 8.1 ± 0.1 b 8.2 ± 0.4 b 8.5 ± 0.1 b
NU 7.9 ± 0.2 8.4 ± 0.1 8.1 ± 0.2 8.2 ± 0.1 8.0 ± 0.3 7.5 ± 0.2 7.6 ± 0.2 7.8 ± 0.2 8.1 ± 0.2
NT 8.2 ± 0.2 8.6 ± 0.2 8.2 ± 0.2 8.3 ± 0.1 8.2 ± 0.4 8.1 ± 0.2 a 8.3 ± 0.2 a 8.6 ± 0.2 a 8.8 ± 0.4 a

Hematocrit (%)                    
MU 47.0 ± 4.9 46.5 ± 4.4 49.1 ± 3.1 48.6 ± 2.1 48.3 ± 2.7 46.3 ± 6.1 49.3 ± 3.7 51.3 ± 1.6 50.1 ± 2.3
MT 47.3 ± 6.1 43.6 ± 9.8 48.1 ± 3.9 48.0 ± 4.9 50.3 ± 2.5 50.6 ± 1.3 50.0 ± 2.3 49.6 ± 2.5 53.3 ± 1.8 b
NU 48.6 ± 5.1 49.1 ± 5.6 38.8 ± 7.2 47.5 ± 3.3 45.0 ± 4.8 45.5 ± 3.9 48.6 ± 1.5 52.0 ± 2.0 52.3 ± 1.9
NT 51.8 ± 1.6 49.1 ± 1.4 52.6 ± 1.7 a 51.5 ± 2.5 a 53.0 ± 3.3 a 51.8 ± 2.4 a 52.0 ± 1.7 a 42.5 ± 2.7 a 55.3 ± 1.7 a

T0 to T8 - Before the start of training to the eighth week of training; RBC - red blood cell count; NU - Nourished untrained; NT - Nourished trained; MU - 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)