Hematocrits of triathletes: is monitoring useful?

The purpose of this manuscript was to provide a basis for establishing safety cutoffs for hematocrit levels in triathletes and background data for possible future medical control regulations. Result: Cutoff values (3 SD above the means) of 52% for men and 48% for women are suggested by these data. However, the relationship of these cutoffs to either athlete safety or the ability to detect rules violations remains unknown.
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Subjects:
Notations:biological and medical sciences endurance sports
Published in:Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Language:English
Published: 1999
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/1999/03000/Hematocrits_of_triathletes__is_monitoring_useful_.4.aspx
Volume:31
Issue:3
Pages:372-377
Document types:article
Level:advanced