23 December 2020 : Clinical Research
Safety and Efficacy of Therapeutic Erythrocytapheresis Treatment in Chronic Mountain Sickness Patients in Shigatse, Tibet, China
Mingyuan NiuBCD, Shekhar SinghEF, Ma MiB, Pian BianB, Zhuoga DejiAB, Duoji MimaA, Xiankai LiACEGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.927853
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e927853
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants.
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 44±7 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 31 | 96.7 |
| Female | 1 | 3.3 |
| BMI (kg/m) | 25.32±3.60 | |
| History of hypertension | 15 | 46.9 |
| History of DM | 1 | 3.1 |
| History of dyslipidemia | 9 | 28.1 |
| History of smoking | 25 | 78.1 |
| Smoking (cigarettes/day) | 20±15 | |
| History of TIA | 1 | 3.1 |
| History of stroke | 2 | 6.3 |
| History of CHD | 0 | |
| History of angina | 0 | |
| History of COPD | 3 | 9.4 |
| History of hyperuricemia | 25 | 78.1 |
| History of CKD | 0 | |
| BMI – body mass index; DM – diabetes mellitus; TIA – transient ischemic attack; COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD – chronic kidney disease. | ||