Table 3. Changes in haemoglobin, haematocrit, plasma volume, oxidized, reduced and total glutathione in blood and red blood cells (RBCs). Values are means (±SD).
| Parameter |
Pre-COMP |
Post-COMP |
RECOV |
| Hgb (g·L-1) |
139.4 (8.5) |
137.9 (10.0) |
130.9 (7.1)*** ### |
| Hct(%) |
42.3 (1.6) |
41.7 (2.3) |
40.1 (1.8)*### |
| Plasma volume change (%) |
- |
-2.6 (6.8) |
10.2 (5.1) |
| GSSG(µM·L-1) |
89.5 (19.6) |
94.6 (21.1) |
99.3 (34.2) |
| GSH(µM·L-1) |
1120 (129) |
1114 (145) |
1029 (153)* |
| tGSH(µM·L-1) |
1209 (128) |
1209 (153) |
1129 (150)* |
| eGSSG(µM·g-1 Hb) |
1.07 (0.26) |
0.96 (0.15) |
0.96 (0.25) |
| eGSH(µM·g-1 Hb) |
10.6 (2.1) |
10.0 (1.9) |
11.4 (1.6)* |
| etGSH(µM·g-1 Hb) |
11.5 (1.8) |
11.0 (1.9) |
9.6 (2.5)** |
Note. Hgb – haemoglobin; Hct – haematocrit; GSSG – oxidized glutathione in blood; GSH – reduced glutathione in blood; tGSH – total glutathione in blood; eGSSG – oxidized glutathione in RBCs; eGSH – reduced glutathione in RBCs; etGSH – total glutathione in RBCs; pre-COMP – precompetition level; post-COMP – immediately after the competition; RECOV – 18-hour recovery period* p < 0.05** p < 0.01*** p < 0.001, different from pre-COMP.### p < 0.001, different from post-COMP.
