Table 1. Mean (± SD) baseline and recovery characteristics of 14 female runners: group N = baseline serum ferritin (SF)>20 µg/L, group D = baseline SF≤20 µg/L.

Group	Time	Age	Weight	Height	Fat free mass	Fat	VO2 max	Cooper test
		(year)	(kg)	(cm)	(kg)	(%)	(mL/kg* min)	(s)/2400 m
Group N	Baseline	31.4	61.6	169.7	50.6	19.9	45.6	681.0
n = 7		(5.9)	(7.7)	(5.2)	(4.1)	(3.3)	(2.8)	(75.5)
	Recovery		60,9		50.0	19.3	47.8a	638.9a
			(8.4)		(4.4)	(3.9)	(3.5)	(72.0)
Group D	Baseline	34.9	58.4	164.8	48.1	19.3	47.4	710.3
n = 7		(4.7)	(9.1)	(5.9)	(5.5)	(3.4)	(4.7)	(89.6)
	Recovery		58.0		47.6	19.1	48.8	674.6a
			(7.7)		(4.5)	(3.7)	(5.9)	(91.0)

^asignificantly different from baseline value (p<0.05).