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Table 5 Regression analyses in men vs. women

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

Variable	Unadjusted analysis		Adjusted analysis
Variable	OR (95% CI)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	P-value
Women
HR at rest	0.98 (0.91–1.07)	0.695	0.98 (0.88–1.08)	0.632
SpO₂ at rest	1.06 (0.54–2.09)	0.862	1.12 (0.53–2.38)	0.767
SBP at rest	1.06 (0.98–1.15)	0.155	1.08 (0.96–1.20)	0.199
DBP at rest	0.99 (0.91–1.08)	0.879	0.95 (0.85–1.07)	0.416
ΔeHR	1.02 (0.96–1.08)	0.589	1.01 (0.94–1.09)	0.726
ΔeSpO₂	1.10 (0.59–2.05)	0.758	0.98 (0.47–2.01)	0.946
ΔeSBP	0.98 (0.93–1.03)	0.348	0.98 (0.91–1.04)	0.442
ΔeDBP	0.96 (0.90–1.03)	0.270	0.96 (0.89–1.03)	0.268
ΔhHR	1.00 (0.95–1.06)	0.959	1.00 (0.93–1.07)	0.938
ΔhSpO₂	1.21 (0.96–1.53)	0.114	1.47 (1.01–2.12)	0.042
ΔhSBP	0.95 (0.88–1.02)	0.132	0.94 (0.87–1.02)	0.150
ΔhDBP	0.96 (0.90–1.02)	0.197	0.95 (0.87–1.04)	0.302
Men
HR at rest	1.02 (0.98–1.07)	0.310	1.02 (0.97–1.07)	0.362
SpO₂ at rest	1.45 (0.95–2.20)	0.083	1.47 (0.95–2.28)	0.086
SBP at rest	1.01 (0.96–1.05)	0.795	1.00 (0.96–1.05)	0.924
DBP at rest	1.02 (0.97–1.06)	0.484	1.01 (0.97–1.06)	0.593
ΔeHR	0.96 (0.91–1.01)	0.090	0.96 (0.91–1.01)	0.100
ΔeSpO₂	0.57 (0.40–0.80)	0.001	0.56 (0.39–0.79)	0.001
ΔeSBP	1.02 (0.97–1.06)	0.477	1.02 (0.97–1.06)	0.444
ΔeDBP	1.01 (0.97–1.04)	0.748	1.01 (0.97–1.04)	0.792
ΔhHR	1.00 (0.96–1.04)	0.969	1.01 (0.97–1.05)	0.822
ΔhSpO₂	0.97 (0.85–1.10)	0.617	0.98 (0.86–1.13)	0.785
ΔhSBP	0.98 (0.94–1.01)	0.172	0.97 (0.94–1.01)	0.123
ΔhDBP	0.98 (0.94–1.02)	0.260	0.98 (0.94–1.02)	0.290

Adjusted analysis Adjusted for age, height, weight, and smoking status. AMS Acute mountain sickness, HR Heart rate, SpO₂ Pulse oxygen saturation, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, Δe Change after exercise testing, Δh Change after arriving at 4100 m

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