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. 2019 Mar 25;7(6):e14033. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14033

Table 2.

Biomarkers, before and after experimental protocols

Markers CNT APN‐S APN‐D SCU‐D
Before After Before After Before After
Cortisol (μmol/L) 0.21 ± 0.16 0.2 ± 0.05 0.21 ± 0.05 0.2 ± 0.07 0.35 ± 0.09 * 0.18 ± 0.12 0.21 ± 0.12
Copeptin (ng/mL) 6.62 ± 1.9 5.4 ± 2.3 11.2 ± 3.2* 3.8 ± 2.2 9.7 ± 4.5* 6.02 ± 2.1 3.96 ± 1.3*
IMA (AU) 87.1 ± 7.6 86.2 ± 7.4 108 ± 15* 87 ± 7.1 104 ± 10* 87.7 ± 6.3 80 ± 6.5*
cTnI (ng/L) 9 ± 7 9 ± 5 9 ± 4 8 ± 3 30 ± 9* 8 ± 10 8 ± 5
BNP (ng/L) 18 ± 11 24 ± 18 28 ± 9 24 ± 20 79 ± 14* 21 ± 12 24 ± 14
Hb (g/L) 15.3 ± 0.9 15 ± 0.3 14.8 ± 0.3 15.2 ± 0.2 16.4 ± 0.4* 15.2 ± 1.5 15.8 ± 0.9
Hematocrit (%) 45.5 ± 1.8 45 ± 0.9 45 ± 0.4 45 ± 0.7 46.3 ± 1.1* 44.9 ± 1.2 45.1 ± 1.4
Albumin (g/L) 38.5 ± 2 37 ± 2.4 37.6 ± 2.3 35 ± 1.9 39 ± 3* 38 ± 1.8 38 ± 1.8
Lactates (mmol/L) 1.1 ± 0.6 1.2 ± 0.3 1.4 ± 0.6 1.5 ± 0.6 1.9 ± 0.9* 1.1 ± 0.8 1 ± 0.7
Myoglobin (mg/L) 79 ± 6 80 ± 5 86 ± 6 70 ± 6 95 ± 12* 82 ± 3 79 ± 8
SpO2 (%) 98 ± 2 98 ± 0.7 82 ± 3.2* 99 ± 0.7 99 ± 0.9 98 ± 1.5 99 ± 1.9

The biomarker values are expressed as Mean ± SD in control subject (CNT), in apneic group before and after a single static apnea (APN‐S) and before and after a spearfishing competition (APN‐D) and SCUBA dive group before and after a single scuba dive (SCU‐D).

*

Indicates significant difference at P < 0.05 between values before & after of one experimental condition (Wilcoxon test).