Parámetros hematológicos en deportistas pertenecientes a la Federación Deportiva del Azuay. Cuenca - 2017.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: All the parameters that are part of the hemogram are very important to identify a lot of diseases in an ordinary person, but in athletes their relevance is greater since they allow to rule out certain hematological alterations that can affect their performance and also the integral health of them.

OBJECTIVE: Determine hematological parameters in athletes belonging to the Federación Deportiva del Azuay. Cuenca - 2017.

METHODOLOGY: The study was observational, descriptive and the sample was of 220 athletes of the Federación Deportiva del Azuay. Blood samples were taken and haematological parameters were quantified. Results were processed using the IBM SPSS Statistics v23.0 for Windows program.

RESULTS: In this investigation leukocytosis was evidenced in 7,73% of athletes, while 1,82% presented leucopenia. 4,55% of male athletes and 7,27% of female athletes showed a high blood count. Between hemoglobin and hematocrit the percentages were not very significant, however 4,55% of male athletes expressed high values in relation to hemoglobin. Regarding erythrocyte indices, MCHC was the only parameter with a significant percentage of investigated with high values (7,73%).

CONCLUSIONS: For all parameters measured, normal ranges prevailed, although it is necessary to pay attention to some indicators that varied a little.