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. 2018 Nov 16;10(11):1780. doi: 10.3390/nu10111780

Table 3.

Biochemical parameters and hemogram of the participants.

Sedentary Active ANOVA
Sex Exercise SxE
Glucose (mg/dL) Male 100 ± 2 98.8 ± 2.8 0.636 0.153 0.217
Female 105 ± 12 87.8 ± 1.8
Triglycerides (mg/dL) Male 111 ± 7 100 ± 6 0.360 0.564 0.289
Female 97.2 ± 6.3 100 ± 6
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) Male 197 ± 5 199 + 5 0.016 0.919 0.732
Female 214 ± 7 211 ± 6
HDL (mg/dL) Male 44.7 ± 1.6 51.6 ± 2.2 0.000 0.011 0.520
Female 57.2 ± 2.0 * 61.3 ± 2.5 *
LDL (mg/dL) Male 130 ± 5 127 ± 5 0.360 0.317 0.676
Female 137 ± 6 130 ± 5
VLDL (mg/dL) Male 22.3 ± 1.4 19.9 ± 1.3 0.364 0.532 0.285
Female 19.5 ± 1.3 20.1 ± 1.8
Urea (mg/dL) Male 36.3 ± 1.5 36.2 ± 1.7 0.754 0.883 0.909
Female 36.0 ± 1.5 35.6 ± 1.2
Uric acid (mg/dL) Male 6.25 ± 0.21 6.03 ± 0.18 0.000 0.087 0.515
Female 5.04 ± 0.22 * 4.56 ± 0.20 *
Creatinine (mg/dL) Male 0.829 ± 0.018 0.841 ± 0.016 0.000 0.978 0.460
Female 0.728 ± 0.013 * 0.716 ± 0.018 *
Red blood cells (106/mm3) Male 5.03 ± 0.08 4.90 ± 0.07 0.000 0.103 0.860
Female 4.62 ± 0.06 * 4.52 ± 0.08 *
Haemoglobin (g/dL) Male 15.5 ± 0.2 15.3 ± 0.2 0.000 0.056 0.798
Female 14.2 ± 0.2 * 13.8 ± 0.1 *
Haematocrit (%) Male 46.0 ± 0.5 45.0 ± 0.6 0.000 0.048 0.971
Female 42.1 ± 0.5 * 41.1 ± 0.4 *
Mean corpuscular volume (fL) Male 91.7 ± 0.9 91.9 ± 0.6 0.480 0.916 0.857
Female 91.3 ± 0.7 91.2 ± 0.9
Platelets (103/mm3) Male 222 ± 10 214 ± 8 0.018 0.195 0.743
Female 246 ± 9 232 ± 8
Leucocytes (103/mm3) Male 6.39 ± 0.29 5.85 ± 0.21 0.423 0.002 0.244
Female 6.49 ± 0.32 5.33 ± 0.21 #
Neutrophils (103/mm3) Male 3.43 ± 0.21 3.15 ± 0.18 0.074 0.006 0.185
Female 3.35 ± 0.22 2.56 ± 0.13 #
Lymphocytes (103/mm3) Male 2.20 ± 0.13 1.94 ± 0.09 0.084 0.039 0.997
Female 2.41 ± 0.14 2.15 ± 0.12
Monocytes (103/mm3) Male 0.512 ± 0.025 0.526 ± 0.027 0.114 0.306 0.116
Female 0.511 ± 0.024 0.446 ± 0.022
Eosinophils (103/mm3) Male 0.220 ± 0.025 0.196 ± 0.020 0.037 0.088 0.586
Female 0.187 ± 0.023 0.140 ± 0.013
Basophils (103/mm3) Male 0.035 ± 0.004 0.037 ± 0.004 0.721 0.855 0.775
Female 0.034 ± 0.004 0.034 ± 0.003

Mean ± SEM. Statistical analysis: two-way ANOVA, p < 0.05. (S) effect of sex, (E) effect of exercise, and (SxE) interaction between the two factors. (*) significant differences between sexes; (#) significant differences between sedentary and active groups.