Research Article
Effect of Resistance Training on Hematological Blood Markers in Older Men and Women: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Hematological parameters of subjects by groups before and after intervention.
| Variables (Mean ± SD) | Group 1 (n = 13) control | Group 2 (n = 16) resistance training | Baseline | Posttest | Baseline | Posttest |
| Red blood cells (1012/L) | 4.5 ± 0.3 | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.4 | | : 4.4 ± 0.2 | : 4.4 ± 0.1 | : 4.3 ± 0.5 | : 4.2 ± 0.4 | | : 4.6 ± 0.4 | : 4.5 ± 0.2 | : 4.7 ± 0.4 | : 4.6 ± 0.3 | Hemoglobin (g/L) | 136.6 ± 8.1 | 135.7 ± 6.8 | 138.6 ± 13.1 | 137.0 ± 13.9 | | : 134.8 ± 6.5 | : 133.7 ± 4.6 | : 131.5 ± 10.8 | : 128.3 ± 12.3 | | : 138.6 ± 9.9 | : 138.1 ± 8.6 | : 145.8 ± 11.6 | : 145.6 ± 9.6 | Hematocrit | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 0.40 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.03 | 0.40 ± 0.04 | | : 0.39 ± 0.01 | : 0.39 ± 0.01 | : 0.39 ± 0.03 | ♀: 0.38 ± 0.03 | | : 0.41 ± 0.02 | : 0.40 ± 0.01 | : 0.43 ± 0.03 | : 0.42 ± 0.03 | Platelets (109/L) | 246.8 ± 47.2 | 219.1 ± 53.0 | 226.1 ± 52.2 | 233.1 ± 61.8 | Leukocytes (109/L) | 5.4 ± 1.2 | 5.4 ± 1.6 | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 5.2 ± 1.1 | Neutrophils (%) | 61.0 ± 6.8 | 62.3 ± 9.7 | 62.3 ± 9.7 | 63.1 ± 8.1 | Lymphocytes (%) | 32.6 ± 6.5 | 30.6 ± 8.0 | 31.3 ± 9.0 | 30.0 ± 7.7 | Monocytes (%) | 6.3 ± 2.4 | 6.2 ± 1.6 | 6.1 ± 2.3 | 6.3 ± 2.4 | Mean corpuscular volume (F/L) | 89.7 ± 2.3 | 89.6 ± 2.4 | 90.9 ± 3.0 | 91.1 ± 3.2 | | : 90.1 ± 2.7 | : 89.5 ± 1.8 | : 90.3 ± 3.2 | : 90.5 ± 3.7 | | : 89.3 ± 1.8 | : 89.6 ± 3.3 | : 91.5 ± 3.0 | : 91.8 ± 2.8 | Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (pg) | 30.1 ± 1.0 | 29.6 ± 3.3 | 30.6 ± 1.5 | 30.8 ± 1.1 | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (g/L) | 337.2 ± 6.0 | 339.3 ± 8.6 | 337.6 ± 7.6 | 338.1 ± 6.1 | Red cell distribution width (%) | 13.1 ± 0.6 | 13.2 ± 0.4 | 13.2 ± 0.5 | 13.4 ± 0.6 |
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