Table 3. Hematological response following high intensity interval training (HIIT) and continuous aerobic exercise (CET).
|
Variable |
Pre-exercise |
Post-exercise |
24 h |
48 h |
72 h |
| RBC (X106/µl) |
HIIT |
5.15 ± .67 |
5.26 ± .52 |
4.95 ± .46 |
4.93 ± .47 |
4.83 ± .47 |
| CET |
4.88 ± .50 |
5.3 ± .93 |
4.91 ± .56 |
4.94 ± .66 |
4.94 ± .66 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) |
HIIT |
14.46 ± 1.44 |
14.93 ± 1.20 |
14.14 ± 1.48 |
14.46 ± 2.06 |
13.59 ± 1.24 |
| CET |
13.89 ± 1.75 |
15.33 ± 2.80 |
14.06 ± 1.86 |
13.98 ± 1.80 |
13.85 ± 1.60 |
| Hematocrit (%) |
HIIT |
44.38 ± 4.43 |
45.8 ± 3.55 |
42.91 ± 4.16 |
42.84 ± 4.50 |
41.66 ± 3.54 |
| CET |
41.8 ± 4.71 |
46.04 ± 8.12 |
42.16 ± 5.35 |
42.33 ± 4.55 |
42.16 ± 4.42 |
| MCV (fl) |
HIIT |
86.68 ± 7.33 |
88.02 ± 7.48* |
86.95 ± 7.43 |
87.05 ± 7.44 |
86.64 ± 7.68 |
| CET |
85.87 ± 7.96 |
87.12 ± 7.09* |
86.00 ± 7.91 |
86.17 ± 8.20 |
85.89 ± 8.45 |
| MCH (pg) |
HIIT |
28.25 ± 2.61 |
29.81 ± 6.24 |
28.68 ± 2.93 |
28.55 ± 2.82 |
28.32 ± 3.28 |
| CET |
28.55 ± 3.17 |
29.03 ± 2.94 |
28.72 ± 3.17 |
28.47 ± 3.46 |
28.24 ± 3.42 |
| MCHC (g/dl) |
HIIT |
32.58 ± 1.00 |
34.02 ± 6.22* |
32.94 ± 1.11 |
32.78 ± 1.64 |
32.63 ± 1.31 |
| CET |
33.19 ± 1.24 |
33.31 ± 1.29* |
33.38 ± 1.73 |
33.03 ± 2.13 |
32.81 ± 1.22 |
| Platelets (X103/µL) |
HIIT |
213.8 ± 66.0 |
233.8 ± 38.8 |
223.7 ± 44.9 |
214.1 ± 45.5 |
216.9 ± 54.6 |
| CET |
215.2 ± 50.9 |
260.5 ± 83.4* |
225.7 ±53.3 |
224.1 ±47.0 |
216.0 ± 39.7 |
CET, continuous aerobic exercise; HIIT, high-intensity interval training.*Sig. vs. pre-exercise.
