Male-Female Similarities in Self-Rated Symptomatology and Mood at 4300 m,
Abstract
Self-rated symptomatology and moods were determined for 21 male and 16 female subjects at 200 m during the baseline phase of a study designed to evaluate the efficacy of staging plus acetazolamide in preventing the development of acute mountain sickness (AMS). Symptomatology and moods were also determined at 4300 m on 10 male and 7 female untreated, control subjects from the original population. At 200 m, self-rated moods of males were more aggressive and clear thinking than those females. At 4300 m, male and female symptomatology comparisons, and mood comparisons were not significantly different. Scientific literature suggesting such differences at high altitude are deemed speculative or based on questionable comparisons of data. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA052566
Entities
People
- L. E. Banderet
- P. W. Phair
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine