Low Stroke Volume Index in Healthy Young Men Is Associated with the Incidence of Acute Mountain Sickness after an Ascent by Airplane: A Case-Control Study
Table 4
The AMS scores and clinical symptoms of subjects with different tertiles of SVi.
Highest tertile
Middle tertile
Lowest tertile
()
()
()
AMS score
2.0 (0.3-2.0)
2.0 (1.0-3.0)
3.0 (3.0-4.0)##
Headache
Mild
69 (35.2%)
90 (45.7%)
125 (63.8%)##
Moderate/severe
9 (4.6%)
12 (6.1%)
41 (20.9%)##
Dizziness
Mild
82 (41.8%)
98 (49.7%)
126 (64.3%)#
Moderate/severe
8 (4.1%)
11 (5.6%)
30 (15.3%)##
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Mild
22 (11.2%)
37 (18.8%)
60 (30.6%)##
Moderate/severe
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.1%)#
Fatigue
Mild
94 (48.0%)
94 (47.7%)
122 (62.2%)##
Moderate/severe
9 (4.6%)
10 (5.1%)
35 (17.9%)##
Values are expressed as the median (interquartile range) or (%), and vs. subjects in the highest SVi tertile. # and ## vs. subjects with subjects in the middle SVi tertile.
