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23 December 2020: Clinical Research

Safety and Efficacy of Therapeutic Erythrocytapheresis Treatment in Chronic Mountain Sickness Patients in Shigatse, Tibet, China

Mingyuan Niu 1BCD* , Shekhar Singh 2EF* , Ma Mi 1B , Pian Bian 1B , Yawei Xu 2D , Zhuoga Deji 1AB* , Duoji Mima 1A* , Xiankai Li 2ACEG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.927853

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e927853

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants.

n%
Age (yrs)44±7
Gender
 Male3196.7
 Female13.3
BMI (kg/m)25.32±3.60
History of hypertension1546.9
History of DM13.1
History of dyslipidemia928.1
History of smoking2578.1
Smoking (cigarettes/day)20±15
History of TIA13.1
History of stroke26.3
History of CHD0
History of angina0
History of COPD39.4
History of hyperuricemia2578.1
History of CKD0
BMI – body mass index; DM – diabetes mellitus; TIA – transient ischemic attack; COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD – chronic kidney disease.

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