Variation of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Mean Platelet Volume after Moderate Endurance Exercise
Table 1
Haematological changes in middle-trained athletes undergoing a half-marathon run.
Baseline
Post run
After 3 h
After 20 h
RBC (1012/L)
4.9 (4.6–5.1)
4.8† (4.5–5.1)
4.6‡ (4.3–4.9)
4.7‡ (4.4–4.9)
Hemoglobin (g/L)
149 (145–155)
148† (140–155)
142‡ (136–148)
144‡ (139–150)
MCV (fL)
94.9 (91.9–96.3)
95.3† (93.5–97.3)
94.1 (92.3–95.8)
94.9 (91.5–97.1)
MCH (pg)
31.0 (30.0–31.1)
31.5 (30.0–32.0)
31.0 (30.3–32.8)
30.5 (30.0–32.0)
RDW (%)
13.3 (13.1–13.5)
13.4† (13.1–13.6)
13.4‡ (13.2–13.6)
13.5‡ (13.3–13.8)
Reticulocytes (109/L)
60.5 (49.5–72.5)
60.4 (49.6–74.2)
58.0‡ (46.7–69.3)
59.7‡ (46.9–65.9)
Ret CHR (pg)
31.0 (31.0–32.0)
31.0 (31.0–32.0)
31.0 (31.0–32.0)
31.0 (31.0–32.0)
Platelets (109/L)
255 (216–298)
311‡ (264–361)
263 (219–290)
255 (212–290)
MPV (fL)
9.2 (8.6–9.9)
9.5‡ (9.1–10.2)
9.1 (8.1–9.4)
9.2 (8.7–9.7)
compared to baseline; compared to baseline. MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MPV: mean platelet volume; RBC: red blood cell; RDW: RBC distribution width; Ret CHR: reticulocyte hemoglobin concentration.
