Comparison of Selected Morphological, Rheological and Biochemical Parameters of Winter Swimmers' Blood at the End of One Winter Swimming Season and at the Beginning of Another
Teległów A, Marchewka J, Tabarowski Z, Rembiasz K, Głodzik J, Scisłowska-Czarnecka A
Folia biologica · 5 citations
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- Cohort study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2015-06-30 · Folia Biol (Krakow) · vol. 63 · issue 3 · pp. 221–228
- Publisher
- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Cited
- 10 citations · more than 66% of similar papers · 0.3× the field average
- References
- 47 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Exercise and Physiological Responses · Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- Hematocrit, Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, Hemoglobin, Winter season, Animal science, Albumin, Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, Biology, Mean corpuscular volume, Endocrinology, Biochemistry, Climatology
- MeSH
- humans, rheology, seasons, adult, middle aged, cold temperature
6 authors
From PL
- Aneta Teległów · correspondingUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków; Krakow Cardiovascular Research Institute
- Jakub MarchewkaJagiellonian University; University of Physical Culture in Kraków
- Zbigniew TabarowskiUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków
- Konrad RembiaszUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków
- Jacek GłodzikUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków
- Anna Ścisłowska‐CzarneckaUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków
Abstract
The aim of the study was to examine potential differences in the morphological, rheological and biochemical blood parameters of winter swimmers who remained physically active during the period between the end of one winter swimming season and the beginning of another. The study included a group of healthy winter swimmers (n = 17, all between 30 and 60 years of age). Six months following the end of winter season, the levels of mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration and mean corpuscular hemoglobin turned out to be significantly higher, while erythrocyte count and hematocrit level significantly lower than at the baseline. Moreover, the break in winter swimming was reflected by a significant increase in median erythrocyte elongation index at all shear stress levels ≥ 1.13 Pa. The only significant changes in biochemical parameters of the blood pertained to an increase in the concentration of transferrin and to a decrease in the total protein, albumin and beta-1 globulin concentrations. Seasonal effort of winter swimmers between the end of one winter swimming season and the beginning of another has a positive influence on morphological, rheological and biochemical blood parameters.
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