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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Individual variations and sex differences in hemodynamics with percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in young Andean highlanders in Bolivia

 

Total (n = 100)

Men (n = 50)

Women (n = 50)

P value

 

Mean (95% CI)

 

Age (years)

25 (24.3–25.4)

25 (24.6–26.0)

24 (23.6–25.2)

0.107

Height (cm)

159.5 (157.8–161.1)

165.5 (164.0–167.0)

153.4 (151.7 -155.1)

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

61.9 (59.9–64.0)

67.7 (64.9–70.5)

56.2 (54.0–58.3)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

24.3 (23.6–25.0)

24.7 (23.7–25.7)

23.9 (22.9–25.0)

0.267

Heart rate (bpm)

77 (74.6–78.9)

75 (71.6–77.5)

79 (75.8–82.0)

0.046

SBP (mmHg)

114 (111.2–116.1)

118 (113.9–121.6)

110 (106.8–112.2)

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

66 (63.9–67.3)

66 (63.0–68.4)

66 (63.4–67.6)

0.917

SpO2 (%)

91 (90.0–91.0)

90 (89.2–90.6)

91 (90.3–91.8)

0.030

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

14.4 (14.1–14.6)

15.4 (15.2–15.6)

13.3 (13.0–13.6)

< 0.001

Finger temperature (°C)

32.8 (32.3–33.2)

33.4 (32.8–34.1)

32.1 (31.4–32.7)

0.004

 

% (95% CI)

 

Current smoking (yes)

3.0 (0.0–6.3)

2.0 (0.0–5.9)

4.0 (0.0–9.4)

0.379a

Alcohol drinking (yes)

18.0 (10.5–25.5)

26.0 (13.8–38.2)

10.0 (1.7–18.3)

0.037a

Physical activity (yes)

48.0 (38.2–57.8)

62.0 (48.6–75.4)

34.0 (20.9–47.1)

0.008a

  1. Student’s t test for continuous variables
  2. SD standard deviation, CI confidence intervals, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SpO2 saturation of percutaneous oxygen
  3. aFisher’s exact test