Table 3 .
Iron, folate, vitamin B12 status of the athletes (x̅ ± sd)
| Distance category | N | Sex | RBC count | Hb in g/dl | Ferritin, μg/L) | Transferin (g/L) | Folate, ng/ml | B12, pg/ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short (100–400 m) | 18 | M | 5.4 ± 0.4 | 16.8 ± 0.8 | 184 ± 65.0 | 2.4 ± 0.4 | 7.1 ± 2.2 | 653 ± 341 |
| 13 | F | 4.9 ± 0.3 | 14.7 ± 0.7 | 65. 7 ± 44 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 8.4 ± 2.9 | 571 ± 187 | |
| Middle (800–1500 m) | 10 | M | 5 ± 0.3 | 15.3 ± 1.1 | 50 ± 35 | 2.8 ± 0.5 | 8.4 ± 3.1 | 626 ± 211 |
| 12 | F | 5.6 ± 0.3 | 17.2 ± 0.9 | 89.2 ± 48 | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 7.7 ± 2.0 | 533.5 ± 83.7 | |
| Steeple cheese (3000 m) | 5 | M | 4.6 ± 0.1 | 14.9 ± 0.8 | 68.6 ± 24.8 | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 8.5 ± 1.7 | 422 ± 239.7 |
| 9 | F | 5.2 ± 0.3 | 16.3 ± 0.0 | 126.3 ± 58.5 | 2.65 ± 0.5 | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 547.3 ± 161.8 | |
| Long 5000 & 10,000 m | 10 | M | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 15 ± 1.0 | 87 ± 50.3 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 8.4 ± 2.4 | 472 ± 139.7 |
| 8 | F | 5.4 ± 0.4 | 16.5 ± 1.1 | 150.7 ± 128.2 | 2.6 ± 0.2 | 12.8 ± 4.2 | 615 ± 346.6 | |
| Marathon (42 km) | 6 | M | 4.7 ± 0.4 | 14.9 ± 0.8 | 41.4 ± 2.4 | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 9 ± 5.0 | 453 ± 117 |
| 10 | F | 5.5 ± 0.3 | 16.5 ± 0.8 | 45 ± 1.7 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 9.7 ± 2.5 | 541 ± 225 | |
| Total | 57 | M | 5.45 ± 0.3 | 15.4 ± 0.8 | 134.1 ± 86.8 | 2.55 ± 3.8 | 8.4 ± 3.2 | 586 ± 258 |
| Total | 44 | F | 4.85 ± 0.4 | 13.7 ± 0.9 | 63.9 ± 40.4 | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 8.5 ± 3.0 | 528 ± 189 |
| Overall total | 101 | Tot | 5.2 ± 0.5 | 14.65 ± 1.2 | 98.9 ± 74.3 | 2.62 ± 0.4 | 8.5 ± 3.1 | 561 ± 231 |