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Table 3 Differences in the [Hb], RBC, HCT, MCV, MCH and MCHC between the AMS + and AMS - groups

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

 

24-h group

7-d group

Re-exposure group

AMS+(n = 190)

AMS-(n = 71)

t

P

AMS+(n = 26)

AMS-(n = 73)

t

P

AMS+(n = 48)

AMS-(n = 46)

t

P

[Hb] (g/L)

145.77 ± 12.04

146.55 ± 15.24

-0.432

0.666

175.38 ± 10.82

169.33 ± 11.77

2.299

0.024*

187.06 ± 12.69

183.46 ± 9.99

-1.527

0.130

RBC (1012)

4.57 ± 0.39

4.62 ± 0.40

-0.990

0.323

5.23 ± 0.35

5.12 ± 0.41

1.225

0.223

5.81 ± 0.72

5.62 ± 0.45

-1.519

0.132

HCT (L/L)

41.29 ± 3.08

41.48 ± 3.83

-0.398

0.691

47.91 ± 2.69

46.24 ± 3.15

2.419

0.017*

54.34 ± 6.93

52.72 ± 4.36

-1.358

0.178

MCV (fl)

90.77 ± 5.48

89.58 ± 8.49

1.331

0.184

91.87 ± 2.81

90.71 ± 5.21

1.085

0.281

93.64 ± 4.30

93.86 ± 3.66

0.268

0.789

MCH (pg)

31.96 ± 2.19

31.70 ± 2.59

0.797

0.426

33.54 ± 1.23

33.16 ± 2.36

0.777

0.439

32.39 ± 2.66

32.69 ± 2.11

0.600

0.550

MCHC (g/L)

352.34 ± 7.60

352.51 ± 9.48

-0.144

0.886

365.50 ± 5.53

365.86 ± 10.79

-0.164

0.870

346.52 ± 25.32

348.78 ± 19.57

0.483

0.630

  1. *P < 0.05.