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Table 6 Serum trace elements concentrations of control group and sportsmen separated by metabolic specialties

From: Seric concentrations of copper, chromium, manganesum, nickel and selenium in aerobic, anaerobic and mixed professional sportsmen

Element

CG

AEG

ANEG

AE-ANEG

(n = 31)

(n = 28)

(n = 24)

(n = 28)

Cr (μg·L−1)

0.15 ± 0.20

1.43 ± 4.10***

0.44 ± 0.24***†††

0.70 ± 0.504***†††■

Cu (μg·L− 1)

750.46 ± 113.47

741.49 ± 114.15

767.66 ± 74.83

857.91 ± 180.55**††■

Mn (μg·L− 1)

1.10 ± 0.41

2.54 ± 1.74***

0.81 ± 0.24**†††

1.02 ± 0.39***†††■

Ni (μg·L−1)

0,47 ± 0.43

2.87 ± 2.95***

1.11 ± 0.35***††

1.00 ± 0.69**††

Se (μg·L− 1)

102.87 ± 13.80

94.16 ± 13.61*

79.17 ± 11.48***†††

84.01 ± 23.43*

  1. Anova and Bonferroni tests. (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001) differences between control group and aerobic, anaerobic and aerobic-anaerobic groups; (†p < 0.05; ††p < 0.01; †††p < 0.001) differences between aerobic group and anaerobic and aerobic-anaerobic groups; (■p < 0.05; ■■p < 0.01; ■■■p < 0.001) differences between anaerobic group and aerobic-anaerobic group