Table 3.
The Association Between Oximeter Variables and the Presence of Acute Mountain Sickness Among Climbers
| Variables | With AMS |
Without AMS |
t Statistics (df) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | |||
| Day 1 pulse rate (bpm)a | 43 | 105 ± 17 | 154 | 99 ± 14 | −2.2 (195) | 0.025 |
| Day 1 SpO2 (%)a | 43 | 87 ± 5 | 154 | 87 ± 6 | 0.20 (195) | 0.835 |
| Day 2 pulse rate (bpm) | 77 | 102 ± 14 | 278 | 102 ± 14 | 0.23 (353) | 0.818 |
| Day 2 SpO2 (%) | 77 | 88 ± 5 | 278 | 89 ± 4 | 2.49 (353) | 0.013 |
a
Day 1 pulse rate and SpO2 data calculated based on 197 climbers; day 2 data calculated based on 355 climbers.
SpO2, peripheral capillary oxygen saturation.