Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the participants for the iTRAQ experiment.
| CMS (n=15) | nCMS-HPu (n=15) | nCMS-TPu (n=15) | nCMS-HPn (n=15) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, year | 47.5 ± 11.4 | 51.1 ± 8.9 | 46.7 ± 12.9 | 47.7 ± 10.4 | 0.701 |
| Height, cm | 173.1 ± 4.6 | 172.4 ± 5.3 | 173.5 ± 4.6 | 171.7 ± 4.9 | 0.741 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.9 ± 2.3 | 3.7 ± 2.8 | 23.8 ± 2.6 | 24.7 ± 2.1 | 0.662 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 125.5 ± 12.4 | 126.0 ± 17.4 | 126.4 ± 15.0 | 122.2 ± 15.7 | 0.869 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 81.0 ± 10.8 | 79.7 ± 8.5 | 79.5 ± 8.6 | 80.8 ± 11.7 | 0.965 |
| Hemoglobin, g/l | 228.5 ± 16.1 | 160.3 ± 11.3 | 164.6 ± 7.7 | 157.8 ± 6.1 | <0.001 |
| Hematocrit, % | 68.1 ± 7.1 | 49.1 ± 3.2 | 49.0 ± 2.6 | 46.6 ± 1.8 | <0.001 |
| Erythrocyte, ×1012/l | 7.4 ± 0.6 | 5.4 ± 0.4 | 5.4 ± 0.3 | 5.2 ± 0.3 | <0.001 |
| SaO2, % | 88.5 ± 2.6 | 95.8 ± 1.1 | 95.9 ± 1.1 | 96.7 ± 1.5 | <0.001 |
| CMS score | 11 (7-16) | 2 (0-3) | 2 (0-3) | 1 (0-2) | <0.001 |
1Values are means ± SD unless otherwise specified; Abbreviations: CMS, chronic mountain sickness; SaO2, arterial O2 saturation.