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 (x10
9
/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;