Table 3.

The absolute values of the biochemical markers in the study groups, data shown as mean ± SEM

	Controls	Athletes	HCM-risk	HCM
Cathepsin S (pg/mL)	7927 ± 346	6711 ± 361	8031 ± 918	10,296 ± 580
Endostatin (pg/mL)	39,595 ± 1202	39,930 ± 1817	42,471 ± 2465	49,730 ± 2757
ICAM (pg/mL)	195,480 ± 8046	220,645 ± 7260	247,531 ± 14,800	178,323 ± 7538
VCAM (pg/mL)	297,296 ± 10,112	332,915 ± 20,117	313,487 ± 23,609	345,852 ± 27,780
MMP-9 (pg/mL)	119,919 ± 7719	137,246 ± 17,804	173,156 ± 25,843	218,871 ± 59,047
Myostatin (pg/mL)	3274 ± 179	3748 ± 511	2062 ± 174	3390 ± 294
VEGFRI (pg/mL)	3897 ± 2413	1892 ± 1200	1175 ± 605	603 ± 101
ICTP (ug/mL)	8.95 ± 0.7	13.9 ± 2.4	12.6 ± 1.5	12.4 ± 3