Impact of Moderate Intensity Exercise on Serum Albumin Concentration

Abstract

Serum Albumin is the highly active protein in the blood which is working for oncotic pressure as well as, transportation of endogenous and exogenous ligands throughout the body compartments. Objective: To study the moderate-intensity exercise outcomes on serum Albumin quantities in the students. Methods:  Twenty participants with the age group of 18-25 years were randomly selected from the Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan by using a recruitment method based on a BMI of 18.5-24.9 and an albumin level between 3.5 and 4.9 g/dL and then divided the population into two groups, the Control, and the Experimental group, with each of 10 participants. 12- A week of exercise procedure was subjected to the experimental group. A blood sample (5mL) was collected from each subject and thus marked with a unique identification code. The data were analyzed through a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS, Version 22.0). However, appropriate statistical tools were used. Results: A significant variation was found in the albumin values before and after the intervention. The mean (including standard deviation) values for all tests of the experimental group were 4.650 ± 1269 pre-test, and 5.010 ± 0.994 post-test. The mean values of all control group tests were 4.620 ± 0.1135 pre-test, and 4.640 ± 0.1075 post-test. Conclusion: It was concluded that moderate-intensity exercise significantly impacts serum albumin concentration among non-athlete students.