Table 5. Mean values of the selected haematological indicators and serum ferritin level in the experimental group (H, n=7) and the control group (C, n=8) obtained in the experiment. Data are means (±SD).
| Variables |
Group H |
Group C |
| Before training (S1) |
After training (S2) |
Before training (S1) |
After training (S2) |
| RBC (mln·µl–1) |
5.19 (.30) |
5.45 (.19)*** |
5.29 (.28) |
5.37 (.25) |
| HGB (g·dl–1) |
15.7 (.9) |
16.7 (.7)** |
15.9 (.58) |
16.0 (.4) |
| HCT (%) |
45.5 (2.4) |
47.7 (1.3)*** |
45.5 (1.7) |
45.7 (1.8) |
| Reticulocytes (%) |
1.26 (.20) |
1.47 (.18)* |
1.11(.09) |
1.12 (.24) |
| Ferritin (ng·mL–1) |
181 (58) |
162 (75) |
109 (33) |
108 (35) |
*, ** and *** denote statistically significant (p < 0.05, < 0.01 and < 0.001, respectively) differences in relation to the initial measurements.
