Table 3. Biochemical characteristics of Indian male boxers. Data are means (±SD).
| Parameters |
Junior Boxers (n = 30) |
Senior Boxers (n = 30) |
| Hb (g·dl-1) |
14.5 (.6) |
15.1 (.5) *** |
| Urea (mg·dl-1) |
30.1 (4.6) |
34.8 (6.2) ** |
| Uric acid (mg·dl-1) |
3.8 (2.1) |
4.9 (1.0) * |
| TC (mg·dl-1) |
198.6 (11.2) |
185.5 (20.5) ** |
| Triglyceride (mg·dl-1) |
80.7 (15.5) |
67.2 (13.1) *** |
| HDLC (mg·dl-1) |
52.3 (8.4) |
47.8 (9.7) |
| LDLC (mg·dl-1) |
125.4 (20.3) |
96.5 (16.2) *** |
| RL (mmol·l-1) |
2.2 (.5) |
2.1 (.4) |
| PL (mmol·l-1) |
11.4 (1.9) |
16.6 (1.3) *** |
* p < 0.02** p < 0.01*** p < 0.001, Hb = hemoglobin, TC = total cholesterol, HDLC = high-density lipoprotein, LDLC = low-density lipoprotein, RL = resting lactate, PL = peak lactate.
