THE EFFECT OF LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ON OF BLOOD MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
Journal Title: Medycyna Sportowa - Year 2012, Vol 28, Issue 4
Abstract
The impact of stimuli in the form of low temperatures produces a number of adaptive responses in the body, especially in the circulatory system. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of bathing in cold water on blood morphology.The sample was composed of 30 people: fourteen winter swimmers regularly bathing in cold water, and sixteen amateurs who were not subjected to such treatments before. On the day of the experiment all subjects spent 3 minutes in water at the temperature of 0°C with an ambient temperature of -4°C. Blood samples were taken before exposure to low temperatures (control) as well as 5 and 30 min after bathing in cold water. The basic parameters of peripheral blood: RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, WBC and PLT were estimated using an automatic hematological analyzer.The study showed a slight increase in mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) in winter swimmers and lower mean corpuscular volume (MCV) in amateurs 30 min after bathing in cold water vs. the control study. Comparison of the studied groups showed a higher mean MCV value in winter swimmers 5 min after cold bath, and a higher leukocyte count in amateurs 30 min after bathing in ice-cold water. Bathing in cold water affects some blood morphological parameters which may result from changes in the circulating blood in exposure to low ambient temperatures. A larger number of leukocytes observed in amateurs may prove an intensified immune response after cooling of the body.
Authors and Affiliations
Celestyna Mila-Kierzenkowska, Alina Woźniak, Adrian Włodarski, Grzegorz Maruszak, Tomasz Boraczyński
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