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.