Can Haematological and Hormonal Biomarkers Predict Fitness Parameters in Youth Soccer Players? A Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Anthropometric Evaluation
2.4. Biochemical Collection and Evaluation
2.5. Countermovement Jump (CMJ)
2.6. Ten Meter Sprint
2.7. Aerobic Evaluation
2.8. RSA Test
2.9. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. CMJ
3.2. 10 m Sprint
3.3. VO2max
3.4. RSA Total Time
3.5. RSA Index
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Mean ± SD | (Min–Max) | CV% | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | CMJ (cm) | 30.98 ± 3.27 | (24.30–38.40) | 10.5% |
10 m sprint (s) | 1.86 ± 0.08 | (1.60–2.00) | 4.5% | |
VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 47.94 ± 2.83 | (40.10–52.19) | 5.9% | |
RSA Total time (s) | 48.06 ± 1.58 | (43.70–50.70) | 3.3% | |
RSA Index | 3.61 ± 1.71 | (1.50–7.70) | 47.5% | |
Independent variables | Age (months) | 161 ± 3 | (155–165) | 2.0% |
BMI (kg/m2) | 19.37 ± 2.16) | (16.15–23.63 | 11.1% | |
IL-6 (pg/mL) | 11.09 ± 5.40 | (1.00–24.00) | 48.7% | |
IL-10 (pg/mL) | 15.76 ± 6.91 | (0–31.00) | 43.8% | |
IL-17A (MFI) | 6.88 ± 5.18 | (1.00–28.00) | 75.2% | |
TNF-a (pg/mL) | 51.59 ± 65.30 | (4.00–219.00) | 126% | |
Erythrocytes (106/mL) | 5.38 ± 0.53 | (4.72–6.91) | 9.8% | |
Leucocytes (103/mL) | 6.15 ± 1.30 | (3.54–9.26) | 21.1% | |
Thrombocytes (103/mL) | 235 ± 50.6 | (134–378) | 21.5% | |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.66 ± 0.78 | (12.90–16.20) | 5.3% | |
Haematocrit (%) | 43.58 ± 2.04 | (39.80–49.30) | 4.7% | |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.03 ± 0.02 | (0.01–0.08) | 72.8% | |
Lactate Dehydrogenase (U/L) | 273 ± 50.7 | (186–422) | 21.5% | |
Creatine kinase (mg/dL) | 350 ± 258 | (99–1081) | 73.6% | |
Cortisol (ng/mL) | 2.40 ± 1.56 | (0.84–7.64) | 64.9% | |
Testosterone (ng/mL) | 0.06 ± 0.04 | (0.01–0.20) | 71.0% | |
T/C Ratio (ng/mL) | 0.03 ± 0.02 | (0–0.9) | 64.5% |
Dependent Variable | Independent Variables | Standardised 𝛽 | Standard Error | t Value | p > |t| |
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CMJ | Age | −0.832 | 0.265 | −3.146 | 0.006 |
IL-6 | 0.906 | 0.399 | 2.271 | 0.037 | |
IL17 | −0.677 | 0.269 | −2.519 | 0.023 | |
IL-10 | 0.649 | 0.333 | 1.949 | 0.069 | |
Cortisol | 0.687 | 0.288 | 2.384 | 0.030 | |
10 m sprint | Age | 0.523 | 0.216 | 2.419 | 0.027 |
TNF-α | −1.271 | 0.399 | −3.187 | 0.005 | |
Haematocrit | −1.379 | 0.606 | −2.277 | 0.036 | |
IL-10 | 0.591 | 0.272 | 2.171 | 0.044 | |
VO2max | IL-6 | 0.505 | 0.186 | 2.714 | 0.019 |
IL-10 | −0.393 | 0.155 | −2.534 | 0.026 | |
Erythrocyte | 0.512 | 0.249 | 2.056 | 0.062 | |
Haematocrit | 1.084 | 0.346 | 3.135 | 0.009 | |
Thrombocyte | 0.859 | 0.216 | 3.971 | 0.002 | |
PCR | 0.629 | 0.126 | 4.987 | <0.001 | |
Leucocyte | −0.526 | 0.169 | −3.104 | 0.009 | |
Cortisol | −0.536 | 0.134 | −3.993 | 0.002 | |
Testosterone | 0.629 | 0.141 | 4.460 | 0.001 | |
RSA Total Time | IL-6 | 1.030 | 0.365 | 2.823 | 0.012 |
TNF-α | −0.798 | 0.447 | −1.786 | 0.092 | |
Haematocrit | −1.236 | 0.678 | −1.822 | 0.086 | |
Testosterone | 0.524 | 0.276 | 1.895 | 0.075 | |
RSA Index | Age | −0.652 | 0.222 | −2.941 | 0.010 |
Erythrocyte | −0.817 | 0.448 | −1.822 | 0.087 | |
Thrombocyte | −1.301 | 0.389 | −3.343 | 0.004 | |
PCR | −0.626 | 0.227 | −2.761 | 0.014 | |
T/C ratio | −0.932 | 0.342 | −2.721 | 0.015 |
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Perroni, F.; Migliaccio, S.; Borrione, P.; Vetrano, M.; Amatori, S.; Sisti, D.; Rocchi, M.B.L.; Salerno, G.; Vescovo, R.D.; Cavarretta, E.; et al. Can Haematological and Hormonal Biomarkers Predict Fitness Parameters in Youth Soccer Players? A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6294. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17176294
Perroni F, Migliaccio S, Borrione P, Vetrano M, Amatori S, Sisti D, Rocchi MBL, Salerno G, Vescovo RD, Cavarretta E, et al. Can Haematological and Hormonal Biomarkers Predict Fitness Parameters in Youth Soccer Players? A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(17):6294. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17176294
Chicago/Turabian StylePerroni, Fabrizio, Silvia Migliaccio, Paolo Borrione, Mario Vetrano, Stefano Amatori, Davide Sisti, Marco B. L. Rocchi, Gerardo Salerno, Riccardo Del Vescovo, Elena Cavarretta, and et al. 2020. "Can Haematological and Hormonal Biomarkers Predict Fitness Parameters in Youth Soccer Players? A Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17: 6294. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17176294