Effects of a Meal on the Hemorheologic Responses to Exercise in Young Males
Table 3
Mean values (±SD) or median values (interquartile ranges) of the total extent of aggregation (AMP), half time of total aggregation (), aggregation index (AI), and the elongation index (EI) at various levels of shear stress in meal series ().
Parameter
Basal
Exercise
Meal
Basal versus exercise
Exercise versus meal
AMP (au)
18.31 (17.51–18.85)
18.65 (17.83–19.11)
17.62 (16.58–18.46)
0.347
0.05
(s)
3.29 (2.98–3.48)
2.82 (2.7–2.97)
3.41 (3.24–3.91)
0.025*
0.028
AI (%)
50.43 (49.53–52)
59.04 (58.21–59.78)
53.8 (49.14–56.08)
0.002**
0.005**
EI (0.3 Pa)
0.04 (0.03–0.05)
0.04 (0.03–0.07)
0.06 (0.06–0.07)
0.875
0.116
EI (0.58 Pa)
0.06 (0.05–0.08)
0.06 (0.05–0.1)
0.1 (0.06–0.11)
0.666
0.077
EI (1.13 Pa)
0.11 ± 0.03
0.1 ± 0.03
0.1 ± 0.03
0.034*
1.000
EI (2.18 Pa)
0.23 (0.14–0.24)
0.21 (0.11–0.24)
0.2 (0.12–0.23)
0.003*
0.505
EI (4.24 Pa)
0.34 (0.24–0.35)
0.32 (0.21–0.35)
0.3 (0.23–0.33)
0.015*
0.125
EI (8.23 Pa)
0.45 (0.43–0.46)
0.42 (0.33–0.44)
0.41 (0.32–0.41)
0.002*
0.014*
EI (15.98 Pa)
0.52 (0.49–0.53)
0.51 (0.42–0.52)
0.46 (0.43–0.5)
0.025*
0.026*
EI (31.04 Pa)
0.58 (0.55–0.58)
0.57 (0.49–0.58)
0.53 (0.49–0.56)
0.135
0.004**
EI (59.97 Pa)
0.61 (0.59–0.61)
0.6 (0.54–0.61)
0.59 (0.53–0.6)
0.13
0.008**
Significantly different ( < 0.05).
**Significantly different ( < 0.001).
