Table 1 Summary of the measures taken at each altitude
Altitude (m)Subjects, n (men)ONSD (mm)* mean (SD)AMS score, mean (SD)Resting HR (beats/min), mean (SD)Oxygen saturations (%), mean (SD)
013 (10)4.69 (0.46)0 (0)57 (5)97.0 (0)
200013 (10)4.89 (0.68)0.6 (1.4)70 (11)95.4 (1.1)
370012 (9)4.91 (0.48)1.6 (1.1)77 (11)87.6 (2.5)
520013 (10)5.20 (0.66)2.8 (1.3)89 (20)74.8 (8.3)
640010 (9)5.31 (0.75)2.6 (1.9)96 (10)71.3 (6.4)
  • AMS, acute mountain sickness; HR, heart rate; ICP, intracranial pressure; ONSD, optic nerve sheath diameter.

  • *ONSD mean of right and left eyes for the sample.