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Table 2 Biochemical and biomarker variables (mean ± SD) at induction (0), after 4-month BT (4), and after 6 months from induction (6)

From: Dietary intake and stress fractures among elite male combat recruits

 

NSF

(N = 62)

SF

(N = 12)

Month

0

4

6

0

4

6

HGB (g/dl)

15.7 ± 0.9

14.2 ± 0.9

14.2 ± 0.9

15.6 ± 0.5

14.6 ± 0.8

13.9 ± 1.0

Folic acid serum (ng/dl)

6.1 ± 2.6

3.9 ± 1.7

7.1 ± 2.5

7.1 ± 3.7+

3.8 ± 1.9

7.0 ± 2.4

Calcium total (mg/dl)

10.1 ± 0.4

9.7 ± 0.4

9.8 ± 0.3*

9.9 ± 0.3Δ

9.6 ± 0.4

9.5 ± 0.2

Iron (μg/dl)

118.9 ± 51.4+

65.4 ± 24.1

130.4 ± 71.5*

121.2 ± 53.8+

66.8 ± 22.6

71.7 ± 27.2

Transferrin (mg/dl)

303.9 ± 48.2

306.0 ± 28.5

307.6 ± 41.4

264.0 ± 53.5

302.4 ± 67.5

295.9 ± 50.4

Ferritin (ng/ml)

54.3 ± 30.0

42.6 ± 22.5

22.8 ± 9.6

57.4 ± 30.2Δ

38.7 ± 19.0

31.9 ± 16.5

Transferrin saturation (%)

39.1 ± 12.7+

21.4 ± 8.5

23.4 ± 9.2

41.1 ± 13.5+

22.1 ± 11.7

24.2 ± 10.8

25(OH)D (nmol/L)

75.3 ± 16.3

64.6 ± 10.2

72.4 ± 13.8

70.5 ± 16.5

63.0 ± 12.4

66.4 ± 16.4

PTH (ng/L)

32.4 ± 14.9

50.2 ± 17.1

32.1 ± 19.9

31.9 ± 18.5

43.8 ± 17.8

37.4 ± 22.7

  1. * p < 0.05 NSF vs. SF at the same examination date
  2. + p < 0.05 at the same group, between induction and end of BT
  3. Δ p < 0.05 at the same group, between induction and 6-month