Table 2 Mean (±SEM) baseline serum ferritin, iron, transferrin saturation and C-reactive protein (CRP) at Day 1, Recovery Days 3 and 7 in the running (RTB) and cycling (CTB) training blocks
From: A seven day running training period increases basal urinary hepcidin levels as compared to cycling
Blood Parameters | RTB | CTB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 1 | Recovery 3 | Recovery 7 | Day 1 | Recovery 3 | Recovery 7 | |
Serum Ferritin (μg.L −1 ) | 79.3 | 82.6 | 84.2 | 84.7 | 82.4 | 77.9 |
(15.0) | (16.0) | (13.7) | (17.4) | (15.5) | (15.5) | |
Serum Iron (μmol.L −1 ) | 19.6 | 20.3 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 22.6 | 17.5 |
(2.0) | (1.5) | (2.0) | (1.0) | (2.8) | (1.6) | |
Transferrin Saturation (%) | 33 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 37 | 29 |
(5) | (2) | (4) | (2) | (4) | (2) | |
CRP (mg.L −1 ) | 1.08 | 1.10 | 0.91 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 0.75a |
(0.35) | (0.34) | (0.33) | (0.38) | (0.38) | (0.28) | |