Table 5.
Biochemical data obtained for before (BE) and after (AE) exercise samples.
| Variables | Reference values | BE | AE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All horses | Finisher horses | Non-finisher horses | All horses | Finisher horses | Non-finisher horses | ||
| Creatine kinase (UI/l 30°C) | 150–266 | 160 (63.0) n = 106 |
163 (64) n = 59 |
153 (58) n = 47 |
1047* (665) n = 84 |
1072* (714) n = 71 |
957* (357) n = 13 |
| ASAT (UI/l 30°C) | 195–280 | 246.5 (58.5) n = 106 |
247 (57) n = 59 |
246 (57.5) n = 47 |
318* (72.5) n = 84 |
318* (71) n = 71 |
322* (68) n = 13 |
| Total proteins (g/l) | 50–88 | 69.1 (8.2) n = 73 |
69.6 (7.0) n = 40 |
68.1 (12.4) n = 33 |
75.6* (9.2) n = 55 |
75.2* (9.3) n = 46 |
76.3* (8.0) n = 9 |
| Albumin (g/l) | 25–38 | 33.9 (2.9) n = 31 |
33.3 (2.30) n = 17 |
35.0 (2.35) n = 14 |
36.7* (3.1) n = 30 |
36.2* (3.10) n = 25 |
39.7 (2.80) n = 5 |
| Globulin (g/l) | 24–46 | 40.5 (6.9) n = 31 |
40.9 (5.9) n = 17 |
41.9 (7.4) n = 14 |
41 (6.4) n = 30 |
40.9 (6.4) n = 25 |
41.5 (3.6) n = 5 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/l) | 11.6–21.6 | 13.6 (5.0) n = 31 |
12.2 (2.70) n = 17 |
15.9 (10.2) n = 14 |
28.6* (9.7) n = 84 |
28.5* (10) n = 71 |
29.3* (8.5) n = 13 |
| Creatinine (mg/l) | 9–20 | 16.1 (1.9) n = 31 |
16.4 (2.2) n = 17 |
15.3 (1.9) n = 14 |
19.2* (2.6) n = 30 |
19.0* (3.1) n = 25 |
20.2* (1.2) n = 5 |
| SAA (mg/l) | 5–50 | 1.3 (0.1) n = 35 |
1.25 (4.0) n = 20 |
1.25 (0.04) n = 15 |
69.0* (237) n = 82 |
88* (243) n = 69 |
52.0* (225) n = 13 |
| Haptoglobulin (g/l) | 0.5–2.5 | 1.4 (0.8) n = 31 |
1.3 (0.9) n = 17 |
1.5 (0.7) n = 14 |
1.6 (0.9) n = 82 |
1.6 (0.9) n = 69 |
1.7 (0.9) n = 13 |
Data are given as median values (Interquartile Ranges);
*
p < 0.05 (significant difference between BE and AE samples). SAA, serum amyloid A; ASAT, aspartate amino transferase. Reference values are given for information.