Effects of 24 h ultra-marathon on biochemical and hematological parameters

Table 3 Total and differential white cell counts before and after the race

	Pre-race	0 h post-race	2 d post-race	9 d post-race
White cell count (× 109/L)	4.95 ± 1.05ace	11.87 ± 1.46	5.83 ± 1.09	5.95 ± 1.45
Neutrophils (%)	56.02 ± 6.69a	76.43 ± 6.28	57.66 ± 7.28	57.93 ± 9.16
Lymphocytes (%)	33.10 ± 6.94a	14.47 ± 4.82	30.89 ± 6.42	32.15 ± 8.07
Monocytes (%)	7.83 ± 3.58	8.21 ± 2.84	9.34 ± 2.77	7.15 ± 1.91
Eosinophils (× 109/L)	2.07 ± 1.01a	0.20 ± 0.19	1.75 ± 0.76	1.80 ± 1.20
Basophils (× 109/L)	0.96 ± 0.19a	0.68 ± 0.24	0.82 ± 0.26	0.99 ± 0.28

^aP < 0.05 vs statistically significant when pre-race compared with 0 h post-race.

^cP < 0.05 vs statistically significant when pre-race compared with 2 d post-race.

^eP < 0.05 vs statistically significant when pre-race compared with 9 d post-race.