Relationship between excessive erythrocytosis and acute mountain sickness: a field study

Table 2 Descriptions of the [Hb], RBC, HCT, MCV, MCH and MCHC for each group

Group	[Hb](g/L)	RBC(10¹²)	HCT(L/L)	MCV(fl)	MCH(pg)	MCHC(g/L)
Sea-level (n = 196)	141.30 ± 10.68	4.66 ± 0.59	42.71 ± 3.22	91.35 ± 7.81	30.37 ± 3.05	331.05 ± 13.78
24-h group (n = 261)	145.91 ± 12.94^a	4.58 ± 0.39	41.32 ± 3.29^a	90.44 ± 6.44	31.88 ± 2.30	352.39 ± 8.13^a
7-d group (n = 99)	170.92 ± 11.78^ac	5.15 ± 0.40^ac	46.68 ± 3.11^ac	91.01 ± 4.71	33.26 ± 2.12	365.77 ± 9.66^ac
Acclimated group (n = 42)	168.02 ± 1.69 ^ac	5.06 ± 0.37^ac	47.05 ± 3.25^ac	93.12 ± 3.00^b	33.19 ± 1.20^ac	356.71 ± 6.01^be
Re-exposure group (n = 94)	185.30 ± 11.53^acef	5.72 ± 0.61^acef	53.55 ± 5.84^acef	93.74 ± 3.98^ace	32.54 ± 2.40^bd	347.63 ± 22.60^acef
F value	312.573	112.052	213.735	5.803	30.192	144.797
P value^#	<0.001

^#P values among the five groups. a. P < 0.01 compared with the sea level group; b. P < 0.05, c. P < 0.01 compared with the 24-h group; d. P < 0.05, e. P < 0.01 compared with the 7-d group; f. P < 0.01 compared with the acclimated group.

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