Table 6: Reference intervals, 90% Confidence Interval, Subjects, Mean, Standard Deviations, t-test, Wilcoxon test, p-value and Effect Size (Cohen's d) values of the blood markers of the athlete's pre and post training period.
Analysis | Reference Intervals | 90% Confidence Interval | Subjects | Mean | Standard Deviation | t-test/Wilcoxon test* | p value | Effect Size | |
2.5th - 97.5th | 2.5th | 97.5th | (n) | Pre - Post | Pre - Post | Cohen's d | |||
Leucocytes (103/mm3) | 4.5 - 10.1 | 4.2 - 4.7 | 9.7 - 10.4 | 14 | 6.85 - 6.42 | 1.70 - 1.19 | 1.09 | 0.2916 | 0.43 (small) |
Neutrophils (103/mm3) | 1.8 - 6.7 | 1.7 - 2.0 | 6.5 - 7.0 | 14 | 3.99 - 3.59 | 1.90 - 1.04 | 0.58 | 0.5681 | 0.27 (small) |
Lymphocytes (103/mm3) | 1.2 - 3.3 | 1.2 - 1.3 | 3.15 - 3.4 | 14 | 2.58 - 2.08 | 0.39 - 0.42 | 2.46 | 0.0284† | 1.23 (large) |
CK | < 1309 | - | - | 14 | 211 - 316 | 105 – 199 | 2.04 | 0.0413† | 0.64 (medium) |
*Non-parametric test for CK analysis; †Significant differences between the moments (p ≤ 0.05).