Table 3 Response of serum proteins and hematocrit to fasting and exercise (Mean ± SD).

From: Effect of 8 days of water-only fasting and exercise on liver, kidney and pancreas functions in middle-aged men

Parameters

Rest before fasting (1)

Rest

after

fasting (2)

Exercise before

fasting (3)

Exercise

after

fasting (4)

η²

TP [g/l]

72.30 ± 5.40

74.12 ± 4.27

79.08 ± 5.94**

79.82 ± 5.56##

0.276

AL [g/l]

51.11 ± 3.81

52.28 ± 3.23

61.00 ± 16.96**

61.0 6± 13.96##

0.163

Ht [%]

43.61 ± 3.40

42.78 ± 3.98

47.56 ± 3.11***

46.94 ± 3.89###

0.286

LA [mmol/L]

1.23 ± 0.55

1.59 ± 0.48

8.88 ± 2.12***

7.07 ± 1.61###

0.862

  1. TP - total protein; Al - albumin; Ht - hematocrit; LA - lactate; ±SD – standard deviation; Dunn-Bonferroni comparisons: different than (1) ** - p < 0,01, *** - p < 0,001; different than (2) ## - p < 0.01, ### - p < 0.001; η² - effect size: : ≈ 0.01 – small effect, ≈ 0.06 – medium effect, ≈ 0.14 – big effect
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