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Table 2 Complete blood count data of men and women before and after a 21 day Daniel Fast

From: Effect of a 21 day Daniel Fast on metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women

Variable

Pre

Post

WBC (103·μL-1)*

5.7 ± 0.2

5.0 ± 0.2

RBC (106·μL-1)

4.4 ± 0.1

4.4 ± 0.1

Hemoglobin (g·dL-1)

13.7 ± 0.2

13.7 ± 0.2

Hematocrit (%)

39.7 ± 0.5

39.6 ± 0.5

MCV (fL)

89.3 ± 0.6

89.5 ± 0.6

MCH (pg)

30.9 ± 0.3

31.0 ± 0.3

MCHC (g·dL-1)

34.6 ± 0.1

34.6 ± 0.1

RDW (%)

13.3 ± 0.2

13.2 ± 0.2

Platelets (103·μL-1)

237.5 ± 8.9

222.5 ± 8.5

Neutrophils (%)

55.8 ± 1.4

54.1 ± 1.7

Lymphocytes (%)

33.9 ± 1.2

35.2 ± 1.5

Monocytes (%)

7.0 ± 0.3

7.7 ± 0.3

Eosinophils (%)

2.8 ± 0.3

2.4 ± 0.2

Basophils (%)

0.5 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

  1. Values are mean ± SEM.
  2. * p = 0.03
  3. No other statistically significant differences noted (p > 0.05).