Table 3.
Anthropometric parameters measured before and after 1month at very high altitude (mean altitude of 4,900±60m).
| Anthropometric parameters | Before chronic hypoxia M (±SD) or MD (LQ-HQ) |
After chronic hypoxia M (±SD) or MD (LQ-HQ) |
Test | p | Effect size | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW [kg] | 76.9 | (65.5–77.3) | 71.9 | (67.8–78.3) | W | 0.16 | 0.19 |
| FAT [%] | 14 | (±3.1) | 11.5 | (±3.3) | T | 0.0001 | 0.44 |
| FAT [kg] | 10.2 | (±2.3) | 8.1 | (±1.8) | T | 0.0001 | 0.47 |
| FFM [kg] | 65.8 | (59.6–66.9) | 63.3 | (59.2–69.0) | W | 0.9 | 0.006 |
| TBW [kg] | 48.2 | (43.6–49.0) | 46.3 | (43.3–50.5) | W | 0.9 | 0.007 |
| BMI [kg·m−2] | 22.8 | (±2.1) | 22.3 | (±1.8) | T | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| BMR [kcal] | 1,825.5 | (1,678–1,883) | 1,758.5 | (1,656–1,881) | W | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| BSA [m2] | 1.9 | (±0.1) | 1.9 | (±0.1) | T | 0.16 | 0.0001 |
Data are expressed as means (M)±SD for parametric distribution, medians (MD) with lower quartile (LQ) and upper quartile (HQ) for nonparametric distribution of variables; Statistical tests: t test (T) for variables with parametric distribution; Wilcoxon rank test (W) for variables with nonparametric distribution. Effect size expressed as partial eta2; Body weight (BW); fat mass (FAT); fat-free mass (FFM); total body water (TBW); body mass index (BMI); basic metabolic rate (BMR); and body surface area (BSA).