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Table 4 The rate of AMS and symptoms in men vs women

From: Association between physiological responses after exercise at low altitude and acute mountain sickness upon ascent is sex-dependent

Index

Women (n = 32)

Men (n = 67)

P-value

AMS [n(%)]

24 (75.0)

23 (34.3)

< 0.001

AMS score (x ± s)

3.4 ± 2.0

1.9 ± 1.4

< 0.001

Headache [n(%)]

25 (78.1)

42 (62.7)

0.169

Dizziness [n(%)]

23 (71.9)

29 (43.3)

0.010

Gastrointestinal symptoms [n(%)]

12 (37.5)

8 (11.9)

0.006

Fatigue [n(%)]

29 (90.6)

39 (58.2)

0.001

  1. AMS Acute mountain sickness