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    Area of Science:

    • Environmental Physiology
    • Altitude Medicine
    • Exercise Physiology

    Background:

    • Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a common condition at high altitudes.
    • Understanding the factors influencing AMS severity is crucial for prevention and treatment.
    • Previous studies have investigated hypoxia and exercise separately, but simultaneous effects are less understood.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To quantify the independent and combined effects of normobaric hypoxia (NH), hypobaric hypoxia (HH), and exercise duration on acute mountain sickness severity (AMS-C).
    • To compare the impact of NH versus HH on AMS-C.
    • To determine if exercise duration modifies the effects of NH and HH on AMS-C.

    Main Methods:

    • Thirty-six subjects underwent controlled exposures to normobaric normoxia (NN), NH, or HH, combined with 10 or 60 minutes of moderate-intensity cycling.
    • AMS-C was assessed using the Environmental Symptoms Questionnaire.
    • Oxygen saturation (Spo₂) was measured throughout the exposure period.
    • Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the relationship between hypoxia conditions, exercise duration, and AMS-C.

    Main Results:

    • Both NH and HH significantly increased AMS-C, while NN did not.
    • AMS-C was 1.6 times higher in HH compared to NH.
    • HH increased AMS-C regardless of exercise duration, whereas NH only increased AMS-C with longer exercise durations.
    • Longer exercise duration independently contributed to increased AMS-C.

    Conclusions:

    • Hypobaric hypoxia poses a more severe risk for AMS development than normobaric hypoxia.
    • The physiological responses to NH and HH are not interchangeable when studying AMS.
    • Exercise duration is an important factor that can exacerbate AMS, particularly under NH conditions.