Table 1

Mean (SD) values for ferritin concentration (Ferr; μg/l), soluble transferrin receptor concentration (sTfR; mg/l), and sTfR/logFerr index in female judoists and untrained control subjects

Subject NoFerrsTfRsTfR/logFerrCV
Ferritin and sTfR concentrations are geometric means.
CV, Coefficient of variability for the sTfR/logFerr index.
Female judoists (10 days)
    171.51.670.90 (0.08)9
    255.23.091.78 (0.12)7
    376.82.641.41 (0.14)10
    487.03.591.89 (0.34)18
    5105.62.321.15 (0.11)9
    653.92.011.18 (0.19)16
    764.32.521.40 (0.12)9
    877.33.671.96 (0.18)9
    927.52.761.98 (0.38)19
    1064.52.181.22 (0.16)13
Female controls (4 days)
    126.81.661.18 (0.18)16
    231.50.760.51 (0.09)18
    322.82.151.59 (0.16)11
    432.70.860.57 (0.03)4
    519.42.071.61 (0.16)10
    622.21.421.06 (0.04)4