Table 2

Haematological data at rest (T_R), at the end of exertion (T₃) during the immediate (T_{2 h}) and late (T_{24 h}, T_{48 h}) recovery

		T_R	T₃	T_{2 h}	T_{24 h}	T_{48 h}
Leucocytes (109/l)	CONT group	5.0±0.3	6.9±0.6*	10.9±1*	5.8±0.5*	5.4±0.4
	SCT group	5.4±0.5	8.4±0.7*	10.8±1.2*	6.7±0.5*	6.1±0.6
Neutrophils (cells/mm3)	CONT group	2300±179	3032±339*	8721±974*	2752±308*	2311±140
	SCT group	3012±374	4288±419*	8459±1096*	3598±312*	3384±410
Monocytes (cells/mm3)	CONT group	391±40	482±67	665±102*	472±94	450±68
	SCT group	582±103	905±145*,†	772±145*	744±82†	597±60
Lymphocytes (cells/mm3)	CONT group	2043±132	3025±320*	1264±99*	2218±152	2194±149
	SCT group	1500±94†	2909±297*	1343±112	2020±92*	1965±175*
Platelets (109/l)	CONT group	213±14	213±14	219±15	244±13*	230±14*
	SCT group	247±13	261±12	255±20	287±17*	278±17*
Reticulocytes (%)	CONT group	0.76±0.1	0.79±0.06	0.74±0.07	0.74±0.05	0.72±0.07
	SCT group	0.96±0.09	0.98±0.08	0.88±0.08	0.94±0.09	0.97±0.09
Red blood cell count (1012/l)	CONT group	5.22±0.74	5.02±0.09	5.19±0.17	5.5±0.1*	5.35±0.08*
	SCT group	5.28±0.1	5.26±0.13	5.41±0.24	5.83±0.27*	5.7±0.26*
[Hb] (g/100 ml)	CONT group	15±0.2	14.4±0.3	14.9±0.5	15.8±0.4*	15.5±0.2*
	SCT group	15.2±0.3	15.1±0.5	15.5±0.8	16.8±0.8*	16.3±0.8*

Values are mean±SEM.
↵* Different from T_R (p<0.05).
↵† Different from the CONT group (p<0.05).
CONT, normal haemoglobin; [Hb], haemoglobin concentration; SCT, sickle cell trait.