Table 3.

FRs (expressed in UCarr), BAP, T, C, and Vit D values in African and Caucasian soccer players, compared in different periods of the competitive season

	July			February
	Africans	Caucasians	p value	Africans	Caucasians	p value
FRs	219.9±35.1	211.4±49.2	0.2	386±162.6	277.8±106.9	0.005
>300, n/N (%)	0/12	1/38 (2.6)	0.5	6/12 (50)	11/38 (28.9)	0.1
BAP	2,239.3±256.6	2,224.5±343.9	0.4	2,965.4±815.8	2,560.6±608.1	0.035
BAP/FRs	10.4±2.3	10.9±2.6	0.2	8.1±1.7	9.6±1.7	0.006
Free T	11.5±2.4	9.1±2.6	0.004	10.3±1.6	7.7±2.3	0.000
C	8.2±1.6	8.6±2.3	0.2	9.6±1.7	10.9±4.4	0.1
T/C	1.46±0.4	1.1±0.3	0.002	1.08±0.1	0.81±0.3	0.018
T/C < 0.75, n/N (%)	1/12 (8.3)	3/38 (7.8)	0.9	2/12 (16.6)	12/38 (31.5)	0.3
Vit D	33.4±9.7	39.4±11.1	0.048	27.4±9.4	31.8±9.7	0.08
>30, n/N (%)	6/12 (50)	30/38 (78.9)	0.05	4/12 (33.3)	21/38 (55.2)	0.1
20–30, n/N (%)	5/12 (41.6)	8/38 (21.1)	0.05	4/12 (33.3)	14/38 (36.8)	0.1
<20, n/N (%)	1/12 (8.3)	0/38		4/12 (33.3)	3/38 (7.8)