Comparison of immunohematological profile between endurance and power-oriented elite athletes

There is general perception that elite athletes are highly susceptible to changes in immunohematological profile. Purpose: to compare immunohematological parameters of elite athletes of different aerobic and muscular strength sports and analyze changes over 2-months. Methods: 16 judoists and 14 swimmers were evaluated 2-months before (M1) and prior to competition (M2). Hemogram and lymphocytes subpopulations were assessed with automatic counter and flow cytometry, respectively. Results: judoists had higher neutrophils, and lower monocytes and eosinophils percentages than swimmers at M1 and M2. At M2 judoists had lower red blood cells (RBC), hemoglobin, and hematocrit than swimmers. At M2 judoistsâ hematocrit, and CD16 decreased while swimmersâ hemoglobin and hematocrit increased. Conclusions: neither sports characteristics nor intense training seem to displace the athletesâ immunohematological profile out of the clinical range, despite the possibility of occurrence of microlesions that may stimulate production of leukocytes and reduction of RBC in judoists.The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author