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

Table 1

Mean values (±SD) or median values (interquartile ranges) of plasma viscosity (PV), hematocrit (HCT), plasma lactate, and fibrinogen in meal series (𝑛 = 12).

Parameter	Basal	Exercise	Meal	𝑃	𝑃
				Basal versus exercise	Exercise versus meal
PV (mPa·s)	1.04 ± 0.1	1.3 ± 0.09	1.28 ± 0.18	0.000***	0.808
HCT (%)	45.91 ± 1.1	49.26 ± 1.13	44.99 ± 1.31	0.000***	0.000***
Lactate (mmol/L)	1.32 ± 0.1	7.32 ± 0.81	5.43 ± 0.971	0.023*	0.067*
Fibrinogen (g/L)	3.41 (3.31–3.57)	3.79 (3.56–4.24)	3.14 (3.05–3.59)	0.004**	0.003**

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