Table 1.
Anthropometric Characteristics (Means±SE) of Males and Females Born and Raised at High Altitude (BHA), or Born and Raised at Sea Level (BSL)
| BHA (n=32) | BSL (n=34) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females | Males | Females | Males | ||
| N | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | P value1 |
| Pre-training | |||||
| Age (years) | 23±1 | 27±1 | 27±1 | 24±1 | 0.71 |
| Height (m)* | 1.53±0.01 | 1.62±0.01 | 1.55±0.01 | 1.67±0.01 | 0.013 |
| Weight (kg)* | 53±2 | 66±2 | 60±2 | 70±2 | 0.017 |
| Body fat (%) | 32.7±1.1 | 25.4±1.1 | 35.7±1.0 | 25.7±1.1 | 0.132 |
| FFM (kg) | 36±1 | 50±1 | 38±1 | 52±1 | 0.081 |
| FVC-BTPS(l)*2 | 4.41±0.14 | 4.89±0.12 | 3.91±0.13 | 4.43±0.15 | <0.001 |
| % predicted FVC | 116±3 | 113±2 | 103±3 | 103±3 | <0.001 |
| Hb (g/dl) | 12.9±0.2 | 15.1±0.2 | 12.3±0.2 | 15.0±0.2 | 0.083 |
| Post-training | |||||
| Weight (kg)* | 53±3 | 66±2 | 59±3 | 70±3 | 0.026 |
| Body fat (%)* | 32.2±0.9 | 24.7±0.9 | 35.6±0.9 | 25.4±0.9 | 0.03 |
| FFM (kg) | 36±2 | 49±1 | 38±2 | 52±2 | 0.088 |
| Hb (g/dl) | 12.7±0.3 | 15.5±0.3 | 12.5±0.3 | 14.8±0.3 | 0.089 |
1
p values refer to differences between BHA and BSL from ANCOVA results (adjusted for gender).
2
FVC is corrected for BTPS and adjusted for height.
*
Significant difference between BHA and BSL (p<0.05).