Placebo (10) | Acetazolamide (10) | |
Sex: male/female | 8/2 | 8/2 |
Age (range of years) | 33±17 (21−66) | 40±23 (21−77) |
Height (cm) | 176±8 (159–185) | 177±11 (154−189) |
Weight (kg) | 73±13.6 (46.7–91.2) | 73±13 (48.1–91.8) |
AMS history: mild:moderate:unknown | 3:4:3 | 6:2:2 |
VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 40.3±6.3 (29.3–47.7) | 35.9±6.1 (26.9–44.4) |
Maximum power output (W) | 234±51 (155−305) | 215±39 (155−260) |
Heart rate maximum (beats/min) | 185±20 (150−208) | 169±26 (122−198) |
Peak respiratory exchange rate | 1.11±0.2 (0.7–1.3) | 1.16±0.05 (1.1–1.2) |
*There were no significant differences (all P>0.05) between groups (Mann-Whitney U test).
AMS, acute mountain sickness.