TABLE 1.

Body weight and hematocrit

GROUP	n	BW BEFORE (g)	BW AFTER (g)	HCT (%)
LAC	5	300 ± 18	380 ± 17	50 ± 1
LAD	5	308 ± 14	279 ± 12*†	49 ± 1
HAC	5	336 ± 16	352 ± 14*	69 ± 2*
HAD 0.3	4	309 ± 2	288 ± 8 *†	64 ± 1*
HAD 1	9	311 ± 3	251 ± 8*†#	66 ± 2*

Values are means ± SE. BW, body weight before (BEFORE) and after (AFTER) the treatment; HCT, hematocrit after the treatment; LAC, low altitude untreated control; LAD, low altitude 1%DHEA treated; HAC, high altitude untreated control; HAD 0.3 and HAD 1, high altitude 0.3 and 1% DHEA treated groups, respectively.

^*P<0.05 vs. LAC;

^†P<0.05 vs. HAC;

^#P<0.05 vs. HAD 0.3.