Table 2. Hematological and clinical chemistry parameters in the studied group of subjects before and after 5-weeks of endurance training.
| Variable | Before training | After training | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBC, ×1012 L−1 | 5.07 ± 0.06 | 4.97 ± 0.08 | 0.29 |
| WBC, ×109 L−1 | 5.14 ± 0.33 | 5.76 ± 0.38 | 0.13 |
| MCV, fL | 87.5 ± 1.1 | 87.2 ± 1.2 | 0.26 |
| Ht, % | 43.9 ± 0.8 | 42.6 ± 0.9 | 0.14 |
| Hb, g dL−1 | 15.4 ± 0.3 | 15.7 ± 0.6 | 0.94 |
| [Na+]s, mmol L−1 | 141.2 ± 0.3 | 141.8 ± 0.5 | 0.23 |
| [K+]s, mmol L−1 | 4.17 ± 0.09 | 4.17 ± 0.11 | 0.95 |
| [Creatinine]s, mol L−1 | 92.8 ± 3.0 | 90.9 ± 2.2 | 0.56 |
| [Urea]s, mmol L−1 | 5.27 ± 0.31 | 5.01 ± 0.35 | 0.51 |
| [Glucose]pl, mmol L−1 | 5.28 ± 0.09 | 5.17 ± 0.07 | 0.26 |
| [Insulin]pl, mIU L−1 | 10.9 ± 1.2 | 9.59 ± 1.24 | 0.70 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.43 ± 0.16 | 1.25 ± 0.16 | 0.70 |
| [Σα − AA]pl, µmol L−1 | 2973 ± 139 | 3,067 ± 150 | 0.77 |
| [ΣBCAA]pl, µmol L−1 | 503 ± 24 | 561 ± 32 | 0.17 |
Notes.
- RBC
- red blood cells
- WBC
- white blood cells
- MCV
- mean corpuscular volume
- Ht
- hematocrit
- Hb
- hemoglobin
- [Na+]s
- serum sodium concentration
- [K+]s
- serum potassium concentration
- [Creatinine]s
- serum creatinine concentration
- [Urea]s
- serum urea concentration
- [Glucose]pl
- plasma glucose concentration
- [Insulin]pl
- plasma insulin concentration
- HOMA-IR
- homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance
- [Σα − AA]pl
- total plasma α-amino acids concentration
- [ΣBCAA]pl
- total plasma branched-chain amino acids (sum of leucine, isoleucine and valine concentration)
Data are shown as mean ± S.E.M. Two-sided, exact, non- asymptotic p-values are presented (Wilcoxon signed-rank test).