Table 1: Demographical characteristics of the High Altitude and the Sea Level groups.

  High Altitude Group (n:114) Sea Level  Group (n:68) p Value
Gender: Male/Female 63/51 30/38 0.1558
Age ( years) 16.7 ± 1.3 16.3 ± 1.0 0.8185
Weight ( kilograms) 54.9 ± 7.2 56.9 ± 8.7 0.8622
Height (meters) 1.6 ± 0.1 1.61 ± 0.07 0.9435
Body mass index * 21.4 ± 2.4 21.9 ± 2.58 0.8926
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 115.7 ± 10.7 120.9 ± 11.4 0.7523
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 69.3 ± 9.3 67.2 ± 8.3 0.8783

* Kilograms/meters2.