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)