Effects of exercise on leukocytosis and blood hemostasis in 800 healthy young females and males

Figure 2 Evaluation of blood and hearts. A: Sedimentation rate (SR) was measured in 795 female students (age 19-44 years, average 23 years old). Females with SR more than 20 mm/h were excluded from the evaluation (above the thick line). Packed cell volume (PCV) and heart rate (pulse) changes were calculated after exercise minus before exercise in 120 females who run or skied for 1 h and then rested for 3 h (1+3 h). PCV and pulse were also measured in about 135 females who exercised for 5 min at a maximum intensity; B: This is similar to Panel A except that 506 males were examined for SR; those that have more than 15 mm/h were excluded (above the thick line). Lines in the other panels show the PCV or pulse after minus before exercise. Each dot represents one individual. B: Before; A: After.