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Determination Of Parameters Of Iron Status In Evaluation Of Anemia In Elite Young Serbian Water Polo Players


Authors

Dopsaj Milivoj, Faculty of Sports and Physical Education, University of Belgrade
Dopsaj Violeta, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade
Novaković Neda, Institute for Medical Biochemistry, Clinical Centre of Serbia
Šumarac Zorica, Institute for Medical Biochemistry, Clinical Centre of Serbia

Abstract

The aim of the research was to determine iron status parameters so as to allow the evaluation of anemic states in elite young water polo players. The study included 42 members of the Serbian national youth water polo team in the competitive seasons of 2004 and 2005. The subjects' iron status was assessed by assaying a venous sample for red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (Hgb), hematocrit (Hct), mean cell volume (MCV), mean cell hemoglobin content (MCH), mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), red cell distribution width (RDW), serum ferritin, serum iron, serum transferrin, total iron binding capacity, and serum haptoglobin. K-mean Cluster Analysis was used to classify the players into 5 clusters as follows: C1 with 2 players (4.76 %) whose iron status was low, C2 with 16 players (or 38.10 %) whose iron status was under average, C3 with 14 players (33.33 %) whose iron status was average, C4 with 6 players (14.29%) whose iron status was above average, and C5 with 4 players (9.52 %) whose iron status was excellent. Besides, the results showed that junior water polo players' iron status screening should particularly consider the following parameters: RBC, Hgb, Hct, MCV, MCH, TIBC, ferritin and transferrin. Those parameters proved statistically significant in discriminating among the water polo players in the study as for their anemic state evaluation.

Keywords

water polo, iron status, anemic state evaluation, training

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