TABLE 3.
Haematological values [mean (SD)] after the 6 week ladder-climbing resistance training (RES) or control (CONT) period in rats that are high (HRT) and low (LRT) responders to aerobic exercise training
| HRT-RES | LRT-RES | HRT-CONT | LRT-CONT | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (×109 I−1) | 8.8 (2.2) | 6.5 (1.0) | 12.2 (1.4)* | 9.5 (1.0) | 0.005 |
| RBC (×1012 I−1) | 9.4 (0.3) | 9.2 (0.6) | 9.4 (0.3) | 9.2 (0.6) | 0.801 |
| HGB (g I−1) | 156.3 (5.0) | 152.6 (9.6) | 154.4 (2.1) | 154.2 (4.7) | 0.586 |
| HCT (%) | 51.3 (2.2) | 50.4 (3.4) | 51.0 (1.0) | 50.8 (2.2) | 0.745 |
| MCV (fl) | 54.8 (1.3) | 54.6 (0.5) | 54.0 (1.4) | 55.8 (1.5) | 0.188 |
| MCH (pg) | 16.7 (0.2) | 16.6 (0.1) | 16.4 (0.6) | 16.9 (0.7) | 0.567 |
| PLT (×109 I−1) | 673.8 (187.0) | 829.0 (40.5) | 761.6 (63.9) | 774.6 (92.8) | 0.286 |
| LYMPH (%) | 79.9 (9.4) | 73.4 (6.6) | 85.0 (5.9) | 70.7 (12.2) | 0.084 |
| LYMPH (×109 I−1) | 7.1 (2.1) | 4.8 (1.0) | 10.3 (0.8)* | 6.8 (1.7) | 0.005 |
| RDW_SD (fl) | 30.9 (0.9) | 31.1 (0.8) | 31.9 (2.0) | 31.7 (2.0) | 0.967 |
| RDW_CV (%) | 16.7 (1.4) | 16.8 (1.2) | 17.9 (2.0) | 16.6 (1.2) | 0.595 |
Abbreviations: HCT, haematocrit; HGB, concentration of haemoglobin; LYMPH, content of lymphocytes; MCH, mean corpuscular haemoglobin; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; PLT, content of platelets; RDW, red cell distribution width; RBC, red blood cell count; and WBC, white blood cell count. The content of the mixture of monocytes, basophils and eosinophils (MXD) and the content of neutrophils (NEUT) were below the limit of detection.
*
Significantly (P ≤ 0.05) greater compared with LRT-RES.