TABLE 4.
Physiological and AMS data from 5300 m (Everest Base Camp)
| Total n = 319 |
No AMS at 5300 m n = 217 (68.0%) |
AMS (LLS 3–4) at 5300 m n = 45 (14.1%) |
AMS (LLS ≥5) at 5300 m n = 57 (17.9%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpO2 resting (%) | 79.0 (78.4–79.7) | 76.0* (74.1–78.0) | 77.3* (75.9–78.7) |
| SpO2 exercise (%) | 73.8 (73.1–74.5) | 71.3* (69.8–72.9) | 71.7* (70.3–73.1) |
| SpO2 delta (%) | −5.2 (4.6–5.8) | −4.6 (2.9–6.3) | −5.6 (4.1–7.1) |
| HR resting (bpm) | 77.4 (75.4–79.3) | 78.0 (73.8–82.3) | 79.0 (75.5–82.6) |
| HR exercise (bpm) | 119.2 (116.3–122.2) | 120.2 (115.2–125.2) | 116.1 (110.6–121.6) |
| HR delta (bpm) | 42.2 (39.2–45.1) | 42.1 (36.2–48.0) | 36.7 (30.6–42.8) |
| RR resting (bpm) | 15.5 (14.8–16.1) | 15.0 (13.9–16.2) | 15.9 (14.9–16.9) |
| RR exercise (bpm) | 27.9 (26.8–29.0) | 28.3 (26.0–30.7) | 32.4 (25.1–39.7) |
| RR delta (bpm) | 12.5 (11.6–13.4) | 13.4 (11.5–15.4) | 16.5 (9.3–23.8) |
| BP systolic (mmHg) | 139.7 (137.3–142.2) | 140.0 (135.5–144.6) | 137.7 (133.3–142.1) |
| BP diastolic (mmHg) | 87.3 (86.0–88.5) | 87.9 (84.9–90.9) | 86.4 (84.2–88.7) |
Delta signifies the difference between resting and exercise values. Independent t‐tests for continuous (mean, 95% confidence interval) variables.
*
p ≤ 0.05.