Table 4.

Selected hematological variables in the experimental LH–TL group during initial and final evaluations; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01—statistically significant differences compared to the baseline values.

Variable	Baseline (x ± SD)	After 4 Weeks (x ± SD)	∆ (x ± SD)
RBC (million/μL)	5.01 ± 0.2	5.33 ** ± 0.23	0.32 ± 0.19
HGB (g/dL)	15.3 ± 0.67	16.3 ** ± 0.76	1.0 ± 0.27
HCT (%)	44.5 ± 2.3	46.5 ** ± 2.5	2.0 ± 1.08
Ret (%)	1.00 ± 0.19	1.38 * ± 0.13	0.38 ± 0.2

Abbreviations: RBC—red blood cell count; HGB—hemoglobin concentration; HCT—hematocrit; Ret—blood reticulocyte percentage.