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. 2021 Jan 19;11:1844. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81473-4

Table 3.

Chemistry panel 26 profile of the two groups (SCT vs. CON) across the entire football season (pre-camp, post-camp, and post-season).

Biomarkers (reference) SCT (n = 10) CON (n = 10)
Pre-camp Post-camp Post-season Average Pre-camp Post-camp Post-season Average
Glucose (70–110 mg/dL) 88.8 ± 13.4 85.3 ± 9.6 86.3 ± 14.4 86.8 ± 12.2 90.8 ± 21.2 86.1 ± 13.8 97.6 ± 32.2 90.7 ± 22.6
BUN (8–23 mg/dL) 17.5 ± 3.1 14.8 ± 3.2 14.8 ± 2.1 15.6 ± 3.1 19.4 ± 3.7 18.1 ± 3.0 15.0 ± 2.7 17.9 ± 3.5
Creatinine (0.9–1.3 mg/dL) 1.3 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.2 1.2 ± 0.2 1.3 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.1 1.1 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.2
BUN/creatinine ratio (6–25) 14.0 ± 2.1 12.5 ± 3.7c 12.0 ± 2.8 12.9 ± 2.9 15.5 ± 2.4 17.0 ± 4.1 13.0 ± 2.5 14.9 ± 3.3
Sodium (136–147 mmol/L) 137.8 ± 1.2 137.3 ± 1.6 136.9 ± 1.1 137.3 ± 1.3 138.3 ± 1.2 137.1 ± 1.4 138.1 ± 1.0 137.9 ± 1.3
Chloride (101–111 mmol/L) 104.1 ± 0.7 103.8 ± 0.8 103.1 ± 2.2 103.7 ± 1.4 103.8 ± 1.8 103.8 ± 1.3 103.6 ± 1.2 103.6 ± 1.4
Potassium (3.7–5.0 mmol/L) 4.1 ± 0.2 4.5 ± 0.4 4.2 ± 0.5 4.3 ± 0.4 4.2 ± 0.3 4.5 ± 0.2 4.1 ± 0.3 4.3 ± 0.3
CO2 (25–33 mmol/L) 24.2 ± 1.4 25.1 ± 1.8 23.6 ± 2.1 24.3 ± 1.8 24.4 ± 2.2 25.4 ± 1.1 21.2 ± 5.3 24.1 ± 3.6
Uric Acid (2.6–7.5 mg/dL) 7.3 ± 1.1b 7.4 ± 1.2c 7.1 ± 0.8d 7.3 ± 1.0a 6.2 ± 0.8 5.9 ± 0.5 6.0 ± 0.4 6.1 ± 0.6
Total Protein (5.8–7.9 g/dL) 7.2 ± 0.3 7.3 ± 0.3 7.5 ± 0.1 7.3 ± 0.3 7.3 ± 0.4 7.4 ± 0.4 7.6 ± 0.3 7.4 ± 0.4
Albumin (4.1–5.4 g/dL) 4.4 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.2 4.4 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.3 4.3 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.2 4.4 ± 0.3
Calcium (8.9–10.4 mg/dL) 9.3 ± 0.4 9.4 ± 0.3 9.4 ± 0.3 9.4 ± 0.3 9.4 ± 0.2 9.4 ± 0.2 9.5 ± 0.2 9.4 ± 0.2
Phosphorus (2.5–5.1 mg/dL) 4.2 ± 0.5 4.3 ± 0.6 4.1 ± 0.6 4.2 ± 0.5 4.3 ± 0.5 4.0 ± 0.4 4.1 ± 0.9 4.1 ± 0.6
Magnesium (1.7–2.4 mg/dL) 2.1 ± 0.1 2.1 ± 0.1 2.1 ± 0.1 2.1 ± 0.1 2.2 ± 0.1 2.1 ± 0.1 2.0 ± 0.1 2.1 ± 0.1
Total Bilirubin (0.2–1.5 mg/dL) 0.8 ± 0.3 0.9 ± 0.4 1.0 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.3 1.0 ± 0.4 1.1 ± 0.4 1.0 ± 0.4 1.0 ± 0.4
CPK (38–333 IU/L) 1617.0 ± 1034.8b 530.6 ± 236.5 691.6 ± 325.3 955.2 ± 797.2a 1037.4 ± 602.8 489.1 ± 268.0 451.8 ± 238.0 718.1 ± 510.2
LDH (82–195 IU/L) 207.1 ± 65.5 197.5 ± 82.5 186.7 ± 73.4 197.4 ± 72.1 217.1 ± 34.1 228.9 ± 37.7 225.8 ± 61.4 218.5 ± 44.7
AST (13–47 IU/L) 47.5 ± 21.4 31.6 ± 7.8 34.1 ± 8.6 37.9 ± 15.5 36.4 ± 10.4 32.2 ± 5.4 35.6 ± 11.7 35.0 ± 9.4
ALT (10–60 IU/L) 32.3 ± 12.6 26.7 ± 9.3 24.7 ± 10.2 28.0 ± 10.9 31.2 ± 10.9 25.6 ± 11.5 31.0 ± 14.9 29.2 ± 11.6
ALK Phosphate (32–130 IU/L) 88.5 ± 29.4 84.1 ± 22.7 83.1 ± 25.8 85.3 ± 25.3 74.0 ± 24.5 72.1 ± 23.2 77.5 ± 23.4 74.3 ± 21.7
GGT (5–63 IU/L) 20.9 ± 11.8 18.5 ± 11.9 16.4 ± 5.0 18.7 ± 10.0 17.7 ± 8.9 14.8 ± 12.3 19.0 ± 17.4 17.7 ± 12.2
Amylase (28–100 U/L) 116.9 ± 57.1 99.9 ± 37.5 99.6 ± 42.3 105.9 ± 45.7 91.1 ± 45.2 64.6 ± 7.7 67.9 ± 8.4 87.9 ± 48.4
Iron (50–160 μg/dL) 65.2 ± 24.7 86.0 ± 24.0c 100.6 ± 30.9 83.3 ± 29.5 73.1 ± 28.5 109.2 ± 34.1 81.1 ± 23.6 92.7 ± 38.3
Cholesterol (122–244 mg/dL) 166.2 ± 25.3 172.4 ± 26.7 174.1 ± 26.2 170.8 ± 25.3 160.7 ± 21.3 164.9 ± 10.1 166.3 ± 16.0 160.8 ± 17.7
Triglycerides (44–201 mg/dL) 91.0 ± 57.5 106.4 ± 63.3 67.6 ± 5.7 89.8 ± 51.9 64.2 ± 30.0 117.6 ± 75.4 82.6 ± 43.2 89.9 ± 55.1
HDL (30–70 mg/dL) 49.2 ± 12.6 54.4 ± 16.3 53.7 ± 12.9 52.4 ± 13.8 61.1 ± 9.5 58.7 ± 13.2 62.6 ± 12.2 61.3 ± 11.0
LDL (66–165 mg/dL) 98.8 ± 23.5 99.8 ± 19.2 108.5 ± 19.8 102.0 ± 20.7 86.7 ± 23.3 82.6 ± 9.7 87.1 ± 21.9 82.8 ± 19.4

Data presented as mean ± SD.

BUN blood urine nitrogen, CPK creatine kinase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, AST aspartate amino transferase, ALT alanine amino transferase, ALK alkaline phosphate, GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase.

aSignificant differences in SCT compared to CON.

bSignificant difference in SCT compared to CON at pre-camp.

cSignificant difference in SCT compared to CON at pre-season/post-camp.

dSignificant difference in SCT compared to CON at post-season.