Table 3. White blood cell count and lymphocyte subsets investigated in both preparatory phases.
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Beginning of preparatory phase (autumn competition round) (N = 14) |
Beginning of preparatory phase (spring competition round) (N = 14) |
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pre- -exercise (1) |
post- -exercise (2) |
recovery (3) |
P | Post-hoc P |
pre- -exercise (1) |
post- -exercise (2) |
recovery (3) |
P | Post-hoc P | |
| WBC (x 109/L) |
6.45 (5.80 - 7.00) |
9.05 (7.70 - 11.30) |
5.80 (5.10 - 6.10) |
< 0.001 | (2)/(1)(3) | 6.20 (5.30 - 7.00) |
8.35 (7.90 - 11.40) |
6.55 (6.00 - 7.00) |
< 0.001 | (2)/(1)(3) |
| LYM (x 109/L) |
1.90 (1.80 - 2.20) |
3.35 (2.90 - 4.00) |
1.85 (1.70 - 2.10) |
< 0.001 | (2)/(1)(3) | 1.50 (1.40 - 1.80) |
2.75 (2.50 - 3.40) |
1.90 (1.60 - 2.30) |
< 0.001 | (2)/(1)(3) |
| LYM (%) | 19.7 (18.4 - 24.5) |
25.4 (22.4 - 31.0) |
17.5 (16.4 - 18.4) |
< 0.001 | (2)/(1)(3) | 15.7 (13.3 - 19.1) |
19.3 (17.1 - 22.3) |
21.0 (20.1 - 26.9) |
0.003 | (1)/(2)(3) |
| T cells (%) |
68.3 (64.4 - 72.7) |
58.8 (51.8 - 66.6) |
71.8 (66.4 - 74.9) |
< 0.001 | (1)/(2)/(3) | 69.2 (65.2 - 74.0) |
62.8 (57.9 - 65.8) |
72.0 (67.8 - 79.7) |
< 0.001 | (3)/(1)(2) |
| Th cells (%) |
54.7 (48.2 - 61.9) |
52.5 (43.0 - 58.2) |
56.3 (51.6 - 64.4) |
< 0.001 | (2)/(1)(3) | 52.5 (43.4 - 61.6) |
45.4 (36.7 - 52.2) |
55.4 (46.4 - 62.5) |
< 0.001 | (2)/(1)(3) |
| Tc cells (%) |
32.7 (28.7 - 41.7) |
35.2 (32.3 - 41.4) |
32.7 (27.2 - 41.9) |
0.010 | (2)/(3) | 36.2 (34.0 - 41.3) |
40.6 (36.6 - 44.3) |
35.7 (32.6 - 40.0) |
0.001 | (2)/(3) |
| Th naïve cells (%) | 40.1 (37.7 - 40.5) |
38.1 (33.5 - 40.2) |
54.6 (53.5 - 58.5) |
< 0.001 | (3)/(1)(2) | 41.8 (37.3 - 43.3) |
39.4 (35.7 - 42.2) |
58.0 (52.2 - 63.3) |
< 0.001 | (3)/(1)(2) |
| Tc naïve cells (%) | 34.2 (32.1 - 38.5) |
38.1 (33.9 - 42.5) |
39.1 (37. 8 - 42.9) |
0.109 | - | 37.9 (33.3 - 46.6) |
38.9 (35.0 - 42.2) |
38.4 (32.1 - 41.6) |
0.147 | - |
| The table presents median (interquartile range) values. WBC - total white blood cell. LYM - lymphocyte count. The analyses were performed before (pre-exercise) and after the progressive test on mechanical treadmill until exhaustion (5 minutes post-exercise and during recovery time, cca. 17 hours after the test). The differences observed between analysed time points (pre-exercise vs. post-exercise vs. recovery) were assessed using Friedman’s analysis of variance for repeated measures followed by post-hoc Dunn’s test with Bonferroni correction. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. (2)/(1)(3) - Respective values obtained post-exercise are statistically different compared to pre-exercise and in recovery. (1)/(2)/(3) - Respective values obtained pre-, post-exercise and in recovery are statistically different. (3)/(1)(2) - Respective values obtained in recovery are statistically different compared to pre- and post-exercise. (1)/(2)(3) - Respective values obtained pre-exercise are statistically different compared to post-exercise and in recovery. (2)/(3) - Respective values obtained post-exercise are statistically different compared to recovery. | ||||||||||