Evaluation of the Biochemical and Hormonal Parameters of Athletes

Abstract

Aim: The aim was to evaluate the biochemical and hormonal parameters of athletes using reference ranges. Methods: The study sample consisted of 25 male athletes with an average age of 28.50±4.25 (years) who played active professional football in the 2022-2023 season. Basal blood samples were collected 48 hours after the game at rest in the biochemical testing laboratory. The frequency distribution was calculated to determine the distribution of the athletes' biochemical parameters within and outside the normal range. The normal values for each parameter and the high or low deviations from these values were analysed. Results: According to the results of the study, ALT and AST levels were 28.38±9.86 U/L and 36.69±14.08 U/L, respectively, bilirubin level was 1.12±0.39 mg/dL, iron level was 114.58±34.63 µg/dL, ferritin level was 110.95±110.94 ng/mL, glucose level was 73.62±6.76 mg/dL and the average HDL cholesterol level was 62.47±12.32 mg/dL, the total cholesterol level 178.58±23.97 mg/dL, the LDL cholesterol level 109.49±19.10 mg/dL, the vitamin B12 level 575.15±251.55 pg/mL, the transferrin level 2.36±0.27 g/L and the thyroglobulin level 103.94±473.45 µg/L. Conclusion: It was found that ALT, AST, ferritin, bilurubin, iron, glucose, HDL cholesterol, vitamin B12, transferrin and thyroglobulin levels were within the reference range and normal range in a large proportion of athletes, but LDL cholesterol levels were too high in 50% of athletes and total cholesterol levels were too high in 11.5% of athletes.

Keywords

• Biochemistry
• Hormone
• Football

Sporcuların Biyokimyasal ve Hormonal Parametrelerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Sporcuların biyokimyasal ve hormonel parametrelerinin referans aralıklarına göre değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Metot: Araştırmanın örneklemini, 2022-2023 sezonunda aktif profesyonel futbol oynayan yaş ortalamaları 28,50±4,25 (yıl) olan 25 erkek sporcu oluşturmuştur. Müsabaka dönemindeki futbolcuların maçtan 48 saat sonra, dinlenik durumda biyokimyasal test laboratuvarında bazal kan numuneleri alınmıştır. Sporcuların biyokimyasal parametrelerinin, normal aralık içindeki ve dışındaki dağılımlarını belirlemek amacıyla frekans dağılımı hesaplanmıştır. Parametrelerin her biri için normal değerler ve bu değerlerin dışındaki yüksek veya düşük sapmalar analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışma bulgularına göre, ALT ve AST değerleri sırasıyla 28,38±9,86 U/L ve 36,69±14,08 U/L, bilirubin düzeyi 1,12±0,39 mg/dL, demir düzeyi 114,58±34,63 µg/dL, ferritin düzeyi 110,95±110,94 ng/mL, glukoz düzeyi 73,62±6,76 mg/dL olduğu ve ortalama HDL kolesterol düzeyi 62,47±12,32 mg/dL, total kolesterol düzeyi 178,58±23,97 mg/dL, LDL kolesterol düzeyi 109,49±19,10 mg/dL, B12 vitamini düzeyi 575,15±251,55 pg/mL, transferin düzeyi 2,36±0,27 g/L, ve tiroglobulin düzeyi 103,94±473,45 µg/L olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Sporcuların büyük bir oranında ALT, AST, Ferritin, Bilurubin, Demir, Glukoz, HDL kolesterol, B12 vitamini Transferrin, Tiroglobulin değerlerinin referans aralığında ve normal düzeylerde olduğu ancak LDL kolesterol düzeylerinin sporcuların %50’sinde yüksek dağılım gösterdiği ve total kolesterol düzeylerinin de sporcuların % 11,5’inde yüksek değerlerde olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Biyokimya
• Hormon
• Futbol

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