Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with mild, moderate and severe HAPE
From: A machine learning-based severity stratification tool for high altitude pulmonary edema
Characteristic | Mild, N = 671 | Moderate, N = 2401 | Severe, N = 291 | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.3 | |||
Female | 18(27%) | 45(19%) | 7(24%) | |
Male | 49(73%) | 195(81%) | 22(76%) | |
Age | 35 (27, 42) | 31 (26, 42) | 40 (27, 44) | 0.089 |
Height | 169 (165, 172) | 170 (165, 173) | 169 (163, 171) | 0.3 |
Weight | 74 (64, 77) | 74 (64, 77) | 75 (69, 78) | 0.5 |
BMI | 24.9 (22.9, 26.3) | 24.8 (23.0, 26.4) | 25.5 (23.8, 26.4) | 0.6 |
Fatigue | 15 (22%) | 60 (25%) | 7 (24%) | > 0.9 |
Loss of taste | 15 (22%) | 56 (23%) | 6 (21%) | > 0.9 |
Nausea | 12 (18%) | 46 (19%) | 12 (41%) | 0.017 |
Sleep disorder | 17 (25%) | 47 (20%) | 8 (28%) | 0.4 |
Dizzy | 37 (55%) | 155 (65%) | 21 (72%) | 0.2 |
Cough | 57 (85%) | 205 (85%) | 25 (86%) | > 0.9 |
Short breath | 34 (51%) | 125 (52%) | 16 (55%) | > 0.9 |
Dyspepsia | 17 (25%) | 54 (23%) | 7 (24%) | 0.9 |
Palpitations | 12 (18%) | 46 (19%) | 4 (14%) | 0.8 |
Bluish lips | 11 (16%) | 36 (15%) | 2 (6.9%) | 0.5 |
Sputum | > 0.9 | |||
No | 62 (93%) | 219 (91%) | 27 (93%) | |
Yes | 5 (7.5%) | 20 (8.3%) | 2 (6.9%) | |
Lung reals | 2.2E-16 | |||
None | 11 (16%) | 55 (23%) | 2 (6.9%) | |
Unilateral or bilateral lung floor rales (small amount) | 41 (61%) | 124 (52%) | 3 (10%) | |
Unilateral or bilateral middle and lower lobes of the lungs (moderate amount) | 15 (22%) | 60 (25%) | 2 (6.9%) | |
Large amount of rales (full lungs) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 22 (76%) | |
Temperature | 36.50 (36.30, 36.70) | 36.50 (36.40, 36.80) | 36.50 (36.50, 36.80) | 0.4 |
Heart rate | 90 (80, 100) | 100 (87, 119) | 100 (92, 115) | < 0.001 |
SpO2 | 80 (74, 86) | 74 (65, 84) | 74 (63, 85) | 0.007 |
SBP | 122 (117, 133) | 120 (111, 130) | 120 (117, 130) | 0.3 |
DBP | 80 (74, 88) | 80 (70, 87) | 77 (70, 83) | 0.6 |
CT | < 0.001 | |||
Normal | 7 (10%) | 2 (0.8%) | 0 (0%) | |
Double lung/texture | 10 (15%) | 8 (3.3%) | 2 (6.9%) | |
Bipulmonary lower field inner bands/patchy/bipulmonary lower field inner bands/flocculent | 50 (75%) | 21 (8.8%) | 7 (24%) | |
Others | 0 (0%) | 209 (87%) | 20 (69%) |