Three-week exercise and protein intake immediately after exercise increases the 6-min walking distance with simultaneously improved plasma volume in patients with chronic cerebrovascular disease: a preliminary prospective study

Table 4 Haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit, blood sugar, and serum profiles before and after the intervention

Measurements	PG (n = 8)		CG (n = 8)		P values
Measurements	Before	After	Before	After	Time Group Group × Time
[Hb], g/dL	12.6 (1.9)	12.7 (2.2)	13.0 (1.7)	12.9 (1.9)	0.781 0.753 0.734
Haematocrit, %	37.3 (5.6)	37.9 (5.2)	38.9 (4.5)	39.0 (4.7)	0.415 0.584 0.582
[Albumin]_s, g/dL	4.1 (0.4)	4.0 (0.2)	4.4 (0.2)	4.2 (0.3)	0.133 0.136 0.862
[Creatinine]_s, mg/dL	0.85 (0.27)		0.87 (0.21)		0.888
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	0.1 (0.2)		0.3 (0.2)		0.204
Blood sugar, mg/dL	121.8 (23.5)		119.0 (21.0)		0.809
[Total cholesterol]_s, mg/dL	184.0 (32.8)		188.0 (25.7)		0.790
[Triglycerides]_s, mg/dL	210.1 (77.0)		204.0 (132.0)		0.911

Data are median values (SD) in the intervention (PG) and control groups (CG)
[Hb], haemoglobin concentration; []_s, serum concentration of each relevant item. Ht, haematocrit, and albumin levels were assessed by two-way repeated measures ANOVA
P values of the effects of group, time, and interaction group and time are shown. The P values of the other samples compared by the unpaired t-test are also shown

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