TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of serum creatinine, uric acid, albumin and glucose in male professional endurance athletes compared with healthy controls
AU - Lippi, Giuseppe
AU - Brocco, Giorgio
AU - Franchini, Massimo
AU - Schena, Federico
AU - Guidi, Giancesare
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Owing to considerable physical, endocrinological and metabolic adaptations, the analysis of biochemical data in elite and top-class athletes requires caution. With the aim to identify metabolic and biochemical adaptations to particular lifestyle conditions, such as regular and strenuous physical exercise, we measured the concentration of serum albumin, creatinine, uric acid and glucose in 80 male professional cyclists, 37 male members of the Italian national cross-country ski team and 60 male healthy sedentary controls at rest. At variance with earlier investigations, endurance athletes showed significantly decreased concentrations of serum creatinine (controls: 83.1 ± 11.0 μ mol/l; skiers: 78.0 ± 8.4 μmol/l; p
AB - Owing to considerable physical, endocrinological and metabolic adaptations, the analysis of biochemical data in elite and top-class athletes requires caution. With the aim to identify metabolic and biochemical adaptations to particular lifestyle conditions, such as regular and strenuous physical exercise, we measured the concentration of serum albumin, creatinine, uric acid and glucose in 80 male professional cyclists, 37 male members of the Italian national cross-country ski team and 60 male healthy sedentary controls at rest. At variance with earlier investigations, endurance athletes showed significantly decreased concentrations of serum creatinine (controls: 83.1 ± 11.0 μ mol/l; skiers: 78.0 ± 8.4 μmol/l; p
KW - Laboratory testing
KW - Measurement
KW - Physical exercise
KW - Sports medicine
KW - Training
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U2 - 10.1515/CCLM.2004.110
DO - 10.1515/CCLM.2004.110
M3 - Article
C2 - 15259381
AN - SCOPUS:3242775560
VL - 42
SP - 644
EP - 647
JO - Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
JF - Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
SN - 1434-6621
IS - 6
ER -