Table 6.
Effects of periods of antioxidant supplementation on blood morphology before and after physical exercise test
| Supplemented group | Placebo group | p-value interaction intervention * effects of physical exercise test * group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | before supplementation Mean (SD) | after supplementation Mean (SD) | before supplementation Mean (SD) | after supplementation Mean (SD) | |
| WBC [K/μl] | |||||
| before | 7.80 (1.5) | 7.05 (1.7) | 7.57 (2.7) | 6.79 (2.6) | 0.78 |
| 3 h after | 9.75 (2.2) | 9.13 (1.5) | 9.95 (4.2) | 9.61 (3.0) | |
| RBC [× 1012/l] | |||||
| before | 4.89 (0.2) | 5.07 (0.3) | 4.75 (0.2) | 4.98 (0.3) | 0.82 |
| 3 h after | 4.86 (0.2) | 4.87 (0.3) | 4.68 (0.3) | 4.77 (0.2) | |
| Hb [g/dl] | |||||
| before | 14.45 (0.6) | 14.86 (0.9) | 14.21 (0.5) | 14.93 (0.8) | 0.86 |
| 3 h after | 14.37 (0.5) | 14.34 (0.9) | 14.01 (0.7) | 14.23 (0.8) | |
| Hct [%] | |||||
| before | 40.76 (1.6) | 42.48 (2.2) | 39.70 (1.5) | 42.03 (2.4) | 0.79 |
| 3 h after | 40.26 (1.5) | 40.40 (2.1) | 38.91 (2.3) | 39.43 (2.5) | |
| Fe [μg/dl] | |||||
| before | 97.12 (19.8) | 104.67 (43.3) | 114.74 (32.5) | 120.19 (23.8) | 0.13 |
| 3 h after | 78.35 (20.1) | 81.37 (35.2) | 88.71 (24.4) | 125 (16.7) | |
| LA [mmol/l] | |||||
| before | 1.45 (0.3) | 1.60 (0.3) | 1.56 (0.3) | 1.48 (0.2) | 0.72 |
| after | 9.85 (2.4) | 10.58 (1.8) | 9.62 (1.9) | 10.56 (1.8) | |
SD standard deviation, WBC white blood cells, RBC red blood cells, Hb haemoglobin, Hct haematocrit, Fe iron, LA lactate acid