Red blood cell variables of pubescent boys and girls from the highly trained and untrained groups
| Boys | Girls | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Trained (n=559) | Untrained (n=171) | p Value | Trained (n=317) | Untrained (n=186) | p Value |
| Values are mean (SEM). RBC, red blood cell count; Hct, packed cell volume; Hb, haemoglobin concentration; MCV, mean corpuscular volume. | ||||||
| RBC (× 1012/l) | 4.72 (0.02) | 5.01 (0.03) | 0.001 | 4.42 (0.02) | 4.51 (0.03) | 0.05 |
| Hct (l/l) | 0.398 (0.001) | 0.425 (0.003) | 0.001 | 0.373 (0.002) | 0.384 (0.002) | 0.001 |
| Hb (g/l) | 136.33 (0.45) | 146.16 (0.82) | 0.001 | 127.13 (0.57) | 134.26 (0.67) | 0.001 |
| MCV (fl) | 85.16 (0.23) | 84.94 (0.40) | NS | 85.32 (0.27) | 85.51 (0.44) | NS |