The evaluation of the health risk in ice hockey players based on the predictors that characterize the tension of adaptive organism systems

Abstract

Objective: to search for markers of health risk in ice hockey players by the blood parameters.Materials and methods: a total of 40 blood parameters (that characterize nutrient metabolism, humoral immunity, oxidative and nitrosative stress, the system of antioxidant protection) in hockey players with different body weights were evaluated 2.5, 4, and 6 months of the playing season (n = 39).Results: the levels of uric acid and creatinine indicated insufficient recreation of the organism after the games. Creatine phosphokinase­MB and AST indicated the influence on the cardiovascular muscle (verified by the De Ritis ratio). Dyslipidemia was the main factor of cardiovascular risk. Cortisol indicated the prevalence of catabolic processes and psychoemotional tension. The changes in the levels of immunoglobulins and C­reactive protein could result from a compensatory reaction of the organism to stress. The oxidized glutathione indicated the accumulation of products of lipid peroxidation and ongoing oxidative stress. The insufficiency in vitamins of groups B and E could decrease the effectiveness of enzymatic systems and enzymatic links of the oxidant system. The insufficiency of chrome could impair carbohydrate and fat metabolism.Conclusion: predictors for prenosological diagnostics of general health were established. They included urea, total cholesterol of high and low density, vitamin­mineral balance parameters, isoform of creatine kinase, aspartate aminotransferase, cortisol, and glutathione. Professional activity had the most negative influence on the health of sportsmen with lower body weight.

Keywords

• ice hockey players
• biochemical parameters of premorbid conditions
• season of play