Research Article
Acute Mountain Sickness Symptoms Depend on Normobaric versus Hypobaric Hypoxia
Table 2
Symptoms measured by LLS and ESQ included in the analyses.
| | Question | Symptom | AMS-C score weighting factor |
| | ESQ 1 | I feel lightheaded | 0.489 | | ESQ 2 | I have a headache | 0.465 | | ESQ 3 | I feel dizzy | 0.446 | | ESQ 4 | I feel faint | 0.346 | | ESQ 5 | My vision is dim | 0.501 | | ESQ 6 | My coordination is off | 0.519 | | ESQ 7 | I feel weak | 0.387 | | ESQ 8 | I feel sick to my stomach (nauseous) | 0.347 | | ESQ 9 | I lost my appetite | 0.413 | | ESQ 10 | I feel sick | 0.692 | | ESQ 11 | I feel hungover | 0.584 | | ESQ 12 | I feel tired | — | | ESQ 13 | I feel sleepy | — | | ESQ 14 | I feel thirsty | — | | ESQ 15 | I have a runny nose | — | | ESQ 16 | My vision is blurry | — | | ESQ 17 | My concentration is off | — | | ESQ 18 | My eyes feel irritated | — | | ESQ 19 | I am short of breath | — | | LLS 1 | Headache | — | | LLS 2 | Gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting) | — | | LLS 3 | Fatigue and/or weakness | — | | LLS 4 | Dizziness/lightheadedness | — |
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