Table 5.

Haematological parameters at baseline, throughout exercise and during recovery from exercise

		Baseline	50%	75%	100%	1 h	3 h	6 h	24 h
Haematocrit (%)	90 min	43.2 ± 1.1	43.5 ± 1.0	43.4 ± 0.9	43.3 ± 0.9	43.1 ± 1.1	42.6 ± 1.0	42.9 ± 1.0	42.7 ± 1.0
	120 min	43.0 ± 1.1	43.1 ± 1.1	43.1 ± 1.0	42.9 ± 1.0	43.0 ± 1.0	42.4 ± 1.2	42.7 ± 1.2	42.7 ± 1.1
Albumin (g dl−1)	90 min	44.8 ± 0.7	45.2 ± 0.6	45.3 ± 0.7	45.4 ± 0.7	45.1 ± 0.8	44.8 ± 0.7	45.4 ± 0.6	43.9 ± 0.7
	120 min	43.1 ± 0.7	43.4 ± 0.6	43.1 ± 0.7	43.9 ± 0.6	43.2 ± 0.7	42.7 ± 0.7	42.7 ± 0.6	43.0 ± 0.5
Cortisol (nmol l−1)	90 min	246 ± 33	422 ± 49*	411 ± 48*	425 ± 46*	323 ± 39	185 ± 18*	128 ± 29*	278 ± 42
	120 min	256 ± 23	284 ± 45†	254 ± 38†	304 ± 49†	223 ± 38†	148 ± 15*†	93 ± 23*	232 ± 28
C‐reactive	90 min	0.50 ± 0.12	0.48 ± 0.11	0.50 ± 0.11	0.47 ± 0.11	0.48 ± 0.11	0.49 ± 0.11	0.67 ± 0.12*	1.29 ± 0.31*
protein	120 min	0.47 ± 0.11	0.44 ± 0.12	0.44 ± 0.10	0.49 ± 0.11	0.51 ± 0.11	0.44 ± 0.09	0.53 ± 0.10	0.92 ± 0.15*†
(mg l−1)

Data are the mean ± SEM. *Significantly different from baseline (P < 0.05). ^†Significantly different from 90 min (P < 0.05).