Red blood cell variables in the trained boys by sport
| Sport | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Athletics (n=39) | Swimming (n=48) | Rowing (n=122) | Wrestling (n=220) | Weight lifting (n=47) | Team (n=42) | Others (n=40) | Control (n=168) |
| Values are mean (SEM). | ||||||||
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001 compared with controls. | ||||||||
| RBC, red blood cell count; Hct, packed cell volume; Hb, haemoglobin concentration; MCV, mean corpuscular volume. | ||||||||
| RBC (× 1012/l) | 4.84 (0.05)* | 4.54 (0.06)*** | 4.66 (0.03)*** | 4.80 (0.03)*** | 4.70 (0.05)*** | 4.77 (0.06)*** | 4.54 (0.05)*** | 5.01 (0.03) |
| Hct (l/l) | 0.415 (0.004) | 0.386 (0.006)*** | 0.400 (0.003)*** | 0.396 (0.002)*** | 0.407 (0.004)** | 0.397 (0.005)*** | 0.387 (0.005)*** | 0.425 (0.003) |
| Hb (g/l) | 142.62 (1.28) | 129.38 (1.80)*** | 136.21 (0.94)*** | 135.58 (0.70)*** | 140.28 (1.50)*** | 140.43 (1.61)** | 134.05 (1.36)*** | 146.16 (0.82) |
| MCV (fl) | 86.11 (0.82) | 85.22 (0.65) | 85.59 (0.39) | 83.86 (0.42) | 85.90 (0.77) | 85.14 (0.62) | 85.94 (0.81) | 84.94 (0.40) |