2007, Piran, Slovenia

Altitude Physiology
Table 2: Lactate concentration (mmol/L) after an incremental cycle ergometry test in
both groups before and after the acclimatisation procedure (N=4). Although lactate
levels seem to have decreased following the acclimatisation procedure in the
acclimatisation group, the difference was not significant between, or within groups.
Acclimatisation
group
Control
group
Normoxia
before
Normoxia
after
Hypoxia
before
Hypoxia
after
8.3 (1.9) 7.9 (2.8) 12.2 (4.4) 10.6 (2.9)
7.8 (3.1) 10.3 (2.2) 11.4 (2.4) 12.4 (3.2)
Figure 2: Haemoglobin saturation (SaO2, %) during an incremental cycle ergometry
test, performed in normoxia (N) and at simulated altitude of 3000 m (H), before and
after the acclimatisation procedure in the acclimatisation (A) and control group (C).
Following the acclimatisation, SaO2 during the hypoxic exposure did not change in
any of the groups (P>0.05).
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