TABLE 3.

Pre-race basic biochemical evaluation of finishers.

	Marathon	Ultramarathon
Mean glucose (mg/dl)	91.65 ± 9.52	87.67 ± 11.1
Mean haemoglobin (g/dl)	15.06 ± 0.85	15.46 ± 0.9
Mean erythrocyte count (T/l)	5.02 ± 0.33	5.22 ± 0.4
Mean white blood count (G/l)	5.33 ± 1.26	6.5 ± 1.16
Mean platelet count (G/l)	220.85 ± 49.88	250.58 ± 39.43
Urinalysis
Mean special gravity	1.017 ± 0.006	1.015 ± 0.007
Mean pH	5.7 ± 0.66	6.17 ± 1.03
Glucosuria	None	None
Proteinuria	None	None
Haematuria	None	None

Data are presented as mean ± SD.