The Influence of Floorball on Hematological Parameters: Consequences in Health Assessment and Antidoping Testing

Table 3

Leukocyte differential count in 23 floorball players before and after the floorball game.

Assay, reference limit	Baseline	0 h	2 h
Lymphocytes, 0.9–3.0 × 10^9/L	2.45 (2.18–3.02)	2.13 (1.73–2.57)	2.53 (2.22–3.20)^NS
Neutrophils, 1.8–7.4 × 10^9/L	3.38 (2.76–4.19)	5.08 (3.97–6.62)	5.91 (5.08–7.29)
Eosinophils, 0.0–0.4 × 10^9/L	0.15 (0.09–0.23)	0.11 (0.06–0.16)	0.09 (0.05–0.16)
Basophils, 0.0–0.1 × 10^9/L	0.02 (0.02–0.03)	0.02 (0.02–0.04)^NS	0.02 (0.02–0.05)^NS
Monocytes, 0.2–0.8 × 10^9/L	0.61 (0.51–0.68)	0.67 (0.54–0.85)	0.83 (0.64–1.03)

Data are expressed as median (IQR). ^NSnonsignificant, , , and compared to baseline.