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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Sports Science
  • Cardiovascular Health

Background:

  • Red blood cell volume (RBCV) is crucial for cardiorespiratory fitness.
  • The impact of exercise training (ExT) on RBCV in healthy individuals is debated.
  • Understanding RBCV adaptations to ExT is important for optimizing training protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and meta-analyze the effect of ExT on RBCV in healthy individuals across all age groups.
  • To determine if ExT interventions lead to significant changes in RBCV.
  • To investigate age-related differences in RBCV response to ExT.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search of MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science databases.
  • Inclusion of studies on ExT interventions (excluding hypoxic training) and blood volumes in healthy individuals.
  • Meta-analysis to calculate the mean difference (MD) in RBCV pre- and post-ExT.

Main Results:

  • Thirty studies involving 299 healthy individuals were included.
  • Overall, ExT did not significantly increase RBCV (MD = 49 mL, P = 0.11).
  • Subgroup analysis revealed a significant RBCV increase in young/middle-aged individuals (MD = 81 mL, P < 0.05) but not in older individuals (MD = 13 mL, P = 0.77).

Conclusions:

  • ExT moderately enhances RBCV in young and middle-aged healthy individuals.
  • RBCV adaptations to ExT are not observed in older healthy individuals.
  • Age is a significant factor influencing RBCV response to exercise training.