A Comparative Study of Hematological Parameters of Endurance Runners at Guna Athletics Sport Club (3100 Meters above Sea Level) and Ethiopian Youth Sport Academy (2400 Meters above Sea Level), Ethiopia
Table 2
One-way ANOVA result for the comparison of RBC count, Hct, MCV, MCH, WBC count, and platelet count between study groups for both sexes, Guna, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.
Variables
AG
AAA
NAG
NAAA
Male
RBC × 1012/L
5.58 ± 0.3 b
5.56 ± 0.3
5.11 ± 0.4 b
5.72 ± 0.5
Hct (%)
49.03 ± 2 b
48.11 ± 2.7
45.32 ± 3.1 b
49.29 ± 3.4
MCV (fl)
88.5 ± 2.6
86.6 ± 2.5
89.2 ± 2.6
86 ± 3
MCH (pg)
33.2 ± 1.2 a b
29.5 ± 0.9 a
31.4 ± 2.2 b
29.2 ± 1
WBC × 109/L
6.13 ± 1.6a
4.78 ± 1.3a
7.98 ± 2.6
5.8 ± 1.4
Platelet × 109/L
266.3 ± 76.7
241 ± 38.5
242.1 ± 68.5
233.6 ± 60.9
Female
RBC × 1012/L
4.92 ± 0.2
4.87 ± 0.3
4.81 ± 0.1
5.05 ± 0.3
Hct (%)
42.88 ± 2.1
41.66 ± 1.9
42.91 ± 3
43.44 ± 3.2
MCV (fl)
87.5 ± 41
85.5 ± 2.9
89.2 ± 5
86.1 ± 3.5
MCH (pg)
32.8 ± 1.6 a b
29.7 ± 1.6 a
29.9 ± 2.1 b
29.1 ± 1.1
WBC × 109/L
6.14 ± 2
5.03 ± 1.2
7.74 ± 1.6
6.76 ± 2
Platelet × 109/L
297.88 ± 70.15 b
256.13 ± 42.96
209.71 ± 52.19 b
291 ± 55.46
AG, athletes in Guna; NAG, nonathletes in Guna; AAA, athletes in Addis Ababa; NAAA, nonathletes in Addis Ababa; a, AG vs AAA; b, AG vs NAG; c, AAA vs NAAA; ;;.
