Iron, folate and vitamin B12 status of Ethiopian professional runners

Nutrition & Metabolism

Table 7 Association of Athletes’ hematological, micronutrient values and their performance

Hematological variables (Mean ± Sd) of high performer Vs low performer athletes
Male & female	Hb (g/dL)	RBC count × 10¹²/L	Ferritin (μg/L)	Vitamin B₁₂ (pg/ml)	Folate (ng/ml)
High performer	16.2 ± 1.2^a	5.3 ± 0.14^a	84.5 ± 63.3^a	539 ± 153^a	9.3 ± 3.8^a
Low performer	15.5 ± 1.0^a	5.0 ± 0.14^b	88.6 ± 60.8^a	487.6 ± 189.5^a	7.4 ± 3.3^a

If there is significance (p<0.05) for specific parameter among low and high performer, so it is superscripted in different letters

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