Intermittent Hypoxic Exposure Reduces Endothelial Dysfunction

Table 4

Haematological variables before and after 6-day intermittent hypoxic exposure (, Me).

	Control				1^st day vs. 6^th day	IHE				1^st day vs. 6^th day	Control vs. IHE 6^th day, value
	1^st day,		6^th day,			1^st day,		6^th day,
		Me		Me			Me		Me
HB (g/dL)		14.7		14.7	>0.05		15.7		14.1	>0.05	>0.05
RBC (mln/mm^3)		4.9		4.9	>0.05		5.1		4.6	>0.05	<0.05
RET (‰)		8.5		7.5	>0.05		8.5		8.0	>0.05	>0.05
HCT (%)		41.9		44.3	>0.05		45.1		42.3	>0.05	>0.05
MCV (fL)		85.5		89	>0.05		87.0		91.5	< 0.05	>0.05
MCH (pg/RBC)		30		29.7	>0.05		30.9		30.4	>0.05	>0.05
MCHC (g/dL)		35.1		33.3	<0.05		35.4		33.4	<0.05	>0.05
RDW (%)		12.9		13.0	>0.05		13.0		12.8	>0.05	<0.05

Abbreviations: HB: haemoglobin; RBC: red blood cells; RET: reticulocytes; HCT: haematocrit; MCV: mean cell volume; MCH: mean corpuscular haemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration; RDW: red cell distribution width; SEM: standard error of the mean; Me: median.