Values for haematological variables before and after the match
| [Hb] (g/l) | Hctcorr | MCV (μm3) | MCH (pg) | [Pr] (g/l) | Osm (mOsm/kg) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |
| Values are means (SEM), n = 6 in each group. | ||||||||||||
| *p = 0.008 v pre-match value. The differences between the other pairs of data are not significant at an α level of 0.05. | ||||||||||||
| [Hb], haemoglobin concentration; Hctcorr, corrected packed cell volume; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular haemoglobin; [Pr], total plasma protein concentration; Osm, plasma osmolality. | ||||||||||||
| Referees | 146.2 (1.5) | 150.2 (1.6)* | 37.78 (0.27) | 39.00 (0.26) | 88.45 (2.24) | 88.85 (2.13) | 29.88 (0.73) | 29.87 (0.72) | 66.4 (2.5) | 66.0 (2.9) | 299.1 (8.2) | 303.0 (7.0) |
| Assistants | 153.5 (4.3) | 151.5 (4.2) | 39.61 (1.10) | 39.05 (1.05) | 87.49 (1.02) | 87.04 (1.03) | 29.61 (0.30) | 29.48 (0.28) | 61.4 (1.9) | 70.6 (4.1) | 296.0 (8.1) | 294.3 (8.7) |