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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study groups (M(Q1, Q3))

From: EPAS1 and VEGFA gene variants are related to the symptoms of acute mountain sickness in Chinese Han population: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total (n = 604)

AMS group (n = 320)

Non-AMS group (n = 284)

P-valuea

Basic demographic characteristics

 Age (year)

22 (20, 25)

23 (20, 25)

22 (20, 25)

0.210

 Height (cm)

171 (168, 175)

171 (168, 174)

172 (168, 175)

0.343

 Weight (kg)

64 (59, 68)

64 (59, 68)

63 (60, 68)

0.614

 BMI (kg/m2)

21.6 (20.2, 22.8)

21.6 (20.2, 23.0)

21.5 (20.2, 22.6)

0.313

 Smokers [n (%)]

322 (53.3)

161 (50.3)

161 (56.7)

0.117b

Physiological parameters

 HR (beat/min)

85 (78, 93)

85 (78, 94)

84 (77, 92)

0.072

 SpO2 (%)

89 (87, 90)

89 (86, 90)

89 (87, 91)

0.003*

 SBP (mmHg)

118 (110, 125)

119 (110, 126)

118 (110, 125)

0.500

 DBP (mmHg)

79 (72, 85)

80 (72, 85)

78 (71, 85)

0.356

  1. a Mann-Whitney U test; bχ2 test. * P < 0.05 indicted significant difference. AMS Acute mountain sickness; BMI Body mass index; HR Heart rate; SpO2 Pulse oxygen saturation; SBP Systolic blood pressure; DBP Diastolic blood pressure