Table 4.
Packed cell volume, haemoglobin concentration, and relative changes in plasma volume. Data are means (SD).
PLC
CIT
Packed cell volume (%)
Baseline
38.1 (3.0)
37.7 (2.6)
Before run
38.1 (2.9)
36.8 (2.5)
*
‡
After run
40.5 (2.6)
*
†
39.2 (2.4)
*
†
‡
Haemoglobin (g·100 ml
–1
)
Baseline
12.6 (1.3)
12.8 (1.1)
Before run
12.7 (1.1)
12.5 (1.2)
*
After run
13.2 (1.2)
*
†
13.0 (1.2)
*
†
Changes in plasma volume (%)
Baseline → before run
– 0.55 (5.57)
3.96 (4.44)
‡
Before run → after run
–7.73 (3.90)
–7.58 (4.78)
Significantly different (p < 0.05):
* from baseline value
from before-run value
from PLC treatment.