Table 1. Effects of altitude and sleep treatment on mood states described by POMS-A.
Day Effects | Treatment Effects | Day x Treatment | SL v HA | |||||
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Mood | F | p | F | p | F | p | t | p |
Tension | 1.200 | 0.315 | 0.145 | 0.866 | 1.377 | 0.259 | 1.629 | 0.123 |
Depression | 0.151 | 0.861 | 1.157 | 0.331 | 0.522 | 0.720 | 1.618 | 0.125 |
Anger | 0.029 | 0.871 | 1.065 | 0.359 | 1.246 | 0.307 | 1.153 | 0.262 |
Fatigue | 0.674 | 0.518 | 3.852 | 0.033* | 2.548 | 0.053 | 2.101 | 0.052 |
Confusion | 0.848 | 0.440 | 3.392 | 0.049* | 2.518 | 0.059 | 3.615 | 0.002** |
Vigor | 2.288 | 0.120 | 0.505 | 0.609 | 1.397 | 0.253 | 0.416 | 0.683 |
TMD | 1.074 | 0.356 | 2.374 | 0.112 | 1.823 | 0.142 | 1.980 | 0.063 |
Significance of day at altitude, sleep treatment, and their interaction effects on mood scores at high altitude, and significance of differences in mood states at high altitude (HA) versus sea level (SL) at p < 0.05 (*) and p < 0.01 (**) levels. TMD = Total Mood Disturbance.