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Table 2.

Findings on clinical examination in patients of HAPE at the time of initial diagnosis. Corresponding values of the same parameters in healthy controls, recorded on the third day in HA, are shown for comparison.

Parameter	HAPE patients (n = 235) [Mean ± std dev]	Healthy controls (n = 235) [Mean ± std dev]
Heart rate (beats/min)	100.6 ± 17.8	88.5.1 ± 8.3^*
Respiratory rate (breaths/min)	26.1 ± 5.5	16.1 ± 3.0^*
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	124.8 ± 15.6	126.7 ± 11.5
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	81.2 ± 10.7	79.2 ± 11.8
SPO₂ – breathing room air (%)	72.2 ± 12.9	88.5 ± 2.2^*

p < 0.001 (unpaired t-test).