Clinical Study

Effects of a Meal on the Hemorheologic Responses to Exercise in Young Males

Table 5

Median values (interquartile ranges) of half-maximal shear stress ( ), maximum elongation index ( ), and / ratio in meal series ( ).

ParameterBasalExerciseMeal
Basal versus exerciseExercise versus meal

(Pa)4.26 (3.873–5.267)4.71 (4.174–6.706)4.54 (4.146–6.444)0.0342*0.9375
0.66 (0.641–0.661)0.65 (0.616–0.659)0.62 (0.597–0.632)0.22440.0907
/ 6.45 (5.918–8.532)7.24 (6.320–11.592)7.28 (6.713–11.195)0.0022**0.8139

Significantly different ( < 0.05).
**Significantly different ( < 0.001).