Table 2: The results of the blood analyses.

Sprinting

Throwing

Jumping

Middle and long distance running

Judo

Gymnastics

American football

Male / Female

n = 18 / n = 4

n = 8 / n = 6

n = 6 / n = 2

n = 8 / n = 5

n = 7 / n = 7

n = 6 / n = 4

n = 17

Male

RBC

× 10000/μl

502.9 ± 27.7b

537.6 ± 19.7a

506.7 ± 35.9ab

467.9 ± 32.5b

525.7 ± 23.1ab

490.3 ± 26.3ab

515.5 ± 29.6ab

Hb

mg/dl

15.7 ± 0.8ab

16.1 ± 0.4a

15.4 ± 1.0ab

14.8 ± 0.7b

15.6 ± 0.9ab

15.0 ± 1.0ab

15.7 ± 0.9ab

Hct.

%

46.9 ± 2.2

48.3 ± 1.4

45.9 ± 3.2

45.2 ± 2.0

47.9 ± 2.8

45.4 ± 2.1

47.8 ± 2.7

MCV

fl

92.9 ± 3.0

89.5 ± 2.4

90.3 ± 2.8

96.3 ± 3.7

90.3 ± 2.0

92.3 ± 3.8

92.4 ± 3.7

MCH

pg

31.1 ± 0.9

29.8 ± 0.8

30.3 ± 0.9

31.7 ± 1.4

29.7 ± 0.7

30.1 ± 1.4

30.5 ± 1.0

MCHC

g/dl

33.3 ± 0.7

33.2 ± 0.4

33.4 ± 0.7

32.7 ± 0.6

32.6 ± 0.6

32.9 ± 1.1

32.9 ± 0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

RBC

× 10000/μl

446.0 ± 20.6

463.5 ± 26.8

467.0

416.6 ± 17.6

450.7 ± 31.6

466.3 ± 37.4

 

Hb

mg/dl

13.6 ± 0.2

13.9 ± 0.9

15.3

13.0 ± 0.6

13.5 ± 0.7

13.9 ± 0.9

 

Hct.

%

42.2 ± 1.2

42.5 ± 1.9

46.1

40.2 ± 2.1

41.3 ± 2.3

42.8 ± 2.5

 

MCV

fl

94.0 ± 1.8

94.2 ± 3.6

95.5

96.0 ± 4.2

91.6 ± 2.8

92.0 ± 1.7

 

MCH

pg

30.5 ± 1.0

30.7 ± 1.0

31.8

31.1 ± 1.2

30.0 ± 0.8

29.8 ± 0.8

 

MCHC

g/dl

32.3 ± 0.5

32.5 ± 0.7

33.0

32.2 ± 0.4

32.7 ± 0.6

32.5 ± 0.6

 

 

The values are presented as the mean ± SD; RBC: Red Blood Cell; Hb: Hemoglobin; Hct: Hematocrit; MCV: Mean Cell Volume; MCH: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin; MCHC: Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration. Values which do not share common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).