Table 4. Biochemical and hormonal parameters before the race (Baseline) and during post-competition recovery period (RECOV). Data presented as means ± SD, for hsCRP medians, 25th percentile and 75th percentile are presented.
| Parameter |
Baseline |
RECOV |
Baseline |
RECOV |
| High-level n = 11 |
Recreational n = 7 |
| WBC (x109/L) |
4.78 ± 0.97 |
5.76 ± 1.38 # |
6.17 ± 1.33 * |
5.81 ± 1.69 |
| Hgb (g/L) |
141.5 ± 8.7 |
136.9 ± 8.3 ## |
147.3 ± 8.2 |
144.3 ± 12.1 |
| Hct (%) |
40.7 ± 2.9 |
39.3 ± 2.4 ## |
42.6 ± 1.5 |
41.3 ± 2.5 |
| hsCRV (mg/l) |
0.29; 0.10; 0.54 |
2.63; 2.03; 4.15 # |
0.67; 0.45; 1.71 |
6.58; 3.44; 10.12 # |
| Ferritine (ng/mL) |
60.84 ± 38.8 |
68.25 ± 45.00 |
90.30 ± 46.97 |
99.39 ± 59.47 |
| Myoglobin (ng/mL) |
39.0 ± 9.7 |
86.8 ± 59.6 # |
42.2 ± 10.9 |
85.6 ± 39.3 # |
| LDH (U/l) |
389.1 ± 80.3 |
458.8 ± 72.4 ### |
344.3 ± 24.5 |
385.9 ± 40.8 # * |
| CK (U/l) |
254.7 ± 185.2 |
771.1 ± 380.6 ### |
221.9 ± 77.5 |
797.3 ± 543.4 # |
| Glucose (mmol/L) |
4.43 ± 0.45 |
4.70 ± 0.23 |
4.51 ± 0.20 |
4.77 ± 0.5 |
| Insulin (ng/mL) |
3.98 ± 2.14 |
3.84 ± 1.21 |
6.12 ± 3.09 |
6.60 ± 4.00 * |
* p < 0.05; in comparison with high-level group.WBC – white blood cells; Hgb – haemoglobin; Hct – haematocrit; hsCRV – high-sensitive C-reactive protein; LDH – lactate dehydrogenase; CK – creatine kinase.### p < 0.001 in comparison with respective baseline value;## p < 0.01;# p < 0.05;
