Clinical Study

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

Table 6

Median values (interquartile ranges) of half-maximal shear stress ( ), maximum elongation index ( ), and / ratio in control (without meal) series ( ).

ParameterBasalExerciseRest
Basal versus exerciseExercise versus meal

(Pa)4.18 (4.028–5.193)4.94 (4.765–5.872)4.68 (4.418–5.265)0.0022**0.1579
0.65 (0.645–0.658)0.65 (0.622–0.659)0.64 (0.611–0.659)0.42400.6234
/ 6.38 (6.150–8.026)7.54 (7.133–9.878)7.53 (6.731–8.550)0.0022**0.1823

Significantly different ( < 0.001).