Endocrine and catecholamine results
| No AMS (n=60) | AMS (n=30) | |
|---|---|---|
| Progesterone (ng/Ml) | ||
| Sea level | 1.8±3.5 | 1.5±2.7 |
| Altitude | 1.4±2.6 | 1.2±1.8 |
| Erythropoietin (μIU/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 11.0±5.5 | 10.0±4.7 |
| Altitude | 31.7±20.1 | 24.3±9.0 |
| Leptin (ng/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 8.4±10.8 | 5.7±5.5 |
| Altitude | 6.9±6.1 | 5.1±4.4 |
| Angiotensin II (pg/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 7.6±5.7 | 11.5±21.2 |
| Altitude | 21.3±33.4 | 16.2±17.2 |
| Tumour necrosis factor-α (pg/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 1.3±0.6* | 1.4±0.7* |
| Altitude | 1.3±0.6 | 1.3±0.6 |
| Vascular endothelial growth factor (pg/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 42.4±22.7 | 43.5±26.1 |
| Altitude | 57.0±37.8* | 76.4±42.5* |
| Atrial natriuretic peptide (pg/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 434.6±263.8 | 562.5±289.0 |
| Altitude | 583.1±300.6 | 630.7±339.0 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (μIU/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 1.9±1.0 | 1.5±0.6 |
| Altitude | 2.2±1.3 | 1.9±0.8 |
| Norepinephrine (pg/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 402.4±165.9 | 357.9±108.8 |
| Altitude | 569.5±227.1 | 491.5±159.7 |
| Epinephrine (pg/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 42.0±76.1 | 29.2±20.9 |
| Altitude | 36.3±25.2 | 36.1±30.1 |
| Dopamine (pg/mL) | ||
| Sea level | 25.1±62.7 | 13.4±6.0 |
| Altitude | 24.4±16.6* | 16.2±14.8* |
*Significant difference between the AMS and No AMS groups, p<0.05.