@article{jnh20231111,
author={{Bouhika, Eddie Janvier and Kounga, Paul Roger Mabounda and Nsompi, Florent and Moussouami, Simplice Innocent and Boussana, Alain Marc and Moussoki, Jean Martin and Mba?na?ssem, Denis and Elenga, Michel and Mananga, Vital and Okouango, Yvon Simplice Itoua and Nguimbi, Etienne and Mbemba, Fran?ois},
title={Evaluation of Nutritional, Hematological and Pathological Profiles of Congolese Endurance Athletes during Competition},
journal={World Journal of Nutrition and Health},
volume={11},
number={1},
pages={1--10},
year={2023},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jnh/11/1/1},
issn={2379-7827},
abstract={<b>Context: </b>The monitoring of eating habits through the biological data of athletes contributes to the preservation of the athlete's health. <b>The objective </b>of this study was to evaluate the nutritional state, the hematological profile and the pathological state of 64 Congolese endurance athletes (32 athletes or experimental group and 32 walkers or control group) respectively aged 26.16 ¡À 2.79 years and 27.44 ¡À 3.44 years. Data were compared using chi<SUP>2</SUP> and student¡¯s ¡°t¡± test for independent-samples. <b>Method: </b>the body mass index and the hematological examination made it possible to evaluate the nutritional state, the blood parameters and the pathological state of the respondents. <b>Results:</b> the respondents were of normal weight, but cases of light and moderate thinness were observed in the athletes (18.75% and 6.25%). Hematological examination of the subjects showed that levels of leukocytes (4.64¡À0.93x10<SUP>3</SUP>/mm<SUP>3</SUP> vs 7.12¡À3.07 x10<SUP>3</SUP>/mm<SUP>3</SUP>), hemoglobin (12.42¡À1.80g/dl vs 11.29¡À1.96 g/dl) and thrombocytes (202.25 ¡À51.89 x 10<SUP>3</SUP>/mm<SUP>3</SUP> vs 307.47¡À28.64 x 10<SUP>3</SUP>/mm<SUP>3</SUP>) was normal in both groups but a little high in walkers. The pathologies found in the two groups were anemia (46.88% vs 71.88%), leucopenia (12.5% vs 0%) and bicytopenia (9.38% vs 9.37%). However, anemia was more marked in walkers. Leukopenia was observed only in athletes, and bicytopenia was observed in both groups. <b>Conclusion: </b>the nutritional data were mostly normal but the hematological data were abnormal with the presence of pathologies which are often associated with poor performance and which deserve to be corrected by a balanced and controlled diet.},
doi={10.12691/jnh-11-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}