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Dehydration, skeletal muscle damage and inflammation before the competitions among the elite wrestlers
{[}Purpose] The present study aimed to identify weight-loss and
hydration levels before competitions among elite wrestlers and determine
the skeletal muscle damage and inflammation levels after dehydration.
{[}Subjects] Seventy-two elite wrestlers who participated in the Turkish
Wrestling Championship. {[}Methods] With the help of specialists, 5 cc
of blood were drawn from the forearm veins of the wrestlers. Laboratory
analyses of Na+, BUN, Glucose, CK, LDH, AST, ALT, C-RP levels were
performed. Using a mathematical formula for hydration the POsm levels of
the athletes were calculated. {[}Results] The wrestlers were divided
into two groups based on hydration status. There were significant
correlations between hydration indicators of Na+, BUN and PBWL values.
There were significant differences between AST, LDH, CK values and
skeletal muscle damage indicators of the two groups, but there were no
significant differences between the inflammation levels and C-RP values
of the groups. {[}Conclusion] No differences existed in inflammation
levels among the wrestlers, although dehydrated wrestlers suffered from
higher level of skeletal muscle damage than wrestlers who were not
dehydrated