What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Observational. Population: High-altitude headache (n=163). Intervention: Acute high-altitude exposure at 3700 m. Primary outcome: Onset of high-altitude headache (HAH) (p=<0.05).

May 5, 2016Cephalalgia

Physiological and psychological factors associated with onset of high-altitude headache in Chinese men upon acute high-altitude exposure at 3700 m

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Higher heart rate, vertebral artery diastolic velocity, confusion, self-reported anxiety, and insufficient vigor were independent risk factors for high-altitude headache (all p<0.05).

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Higher heart rate, vertebral artery diastolic velocity, confusion, self-reported anxiety, and insufficient vigor are independent risk factors for high-altitude headache upon acute exposure. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Key result

Higher heart rate, vertebral artery velocity, anxiety, confusion, and low vigor are linked to high-altitude headache.

P<0.05
n=163

Population

163 Chinese men exposed to acute high-altitude at 3700 m

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

24 hours

Authors

WGWenyun GuoShanghai Maritime University SBShizhu BianArmy Medical University JZJihang ZhangNanjing Tech University

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Implication

May inform pre-ascent risk assessment; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=163)

Structured PICO

Population

163 Chinese men evaluated within one week prior to departure and within 24 hours after acute exposure to 3700 m altitude to identify risk factors for high-altitude headache.

Outcome

Onset of high-altitude headache (HAH)patient reported

Main Result

p-value: p=<0.05

Physiological factors like heart rate and left ventricular diameter, along with psychological factors like anxiety and confusion, are independent predictors of high-altitude headache.

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Guo et al. (2016) conducted an observational in High-altitude headache (n=163). Acute high-altitude exposure at 3700 m was evaluated on Onset of high-altitude headache (HAH) (p=<0.05). Higher heart rate, vertebral artery diastolic velocity, confusion, self-reported anxiety, and insufficient vigor were independent risk factors for high-altitude headache (all p<0.05).

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aacc4f68db954f5ddb0e059 https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102416646761

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Physiological and psychological factors associated with onset of high-altitude headache in Chinese men upon acute high-altitude exposure at 3700 m

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Study Design

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Physiological and psychological factors associated with onset of high-altitude headache in Chinese men upon acute high-altitude exposure at 3700 m

Discussion

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Implication

Study Design

Structured PICO

Main Result

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