Table 3

Data for indices of biological markers of cardiac damage premarathon, postmarathon and 6 h postmarathon

PremarathonPostmarathon6 h Postmarathonp Value
cTnI (μg/l)0.000.04 (0.03)*0.07 (0.10)*<0.05
NTproBNP (ng/l)37.4 (24.2)59.3 (43.3)*68.1 (45.5)*<0.05
  • Values are expressed as mean (SD).

  • * Significantly different from premarathon values (p<0.05).

  • cTnI, cardiac troponin I; NTproBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide.