Risk Determinants of Acute Mountain Sickness in Trekkers in the Nepali Himalaya: A 36-Year Follow-Up
BMI was a predictor of AMS. Awareness of AMS was greater when compared to past studies; however, AMS rates stayed relatively stable between 2010 and the present. Whether awareness reduces the incidence of other potentially lethal altitude illnesses requires further investigation.
Authors
- Craig J. Kutz
- Alana Hawley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3440-9882)
- Suvash Dawadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8417-8233)
- Marion McDevitt
- Bengt Kayser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9776-7501)
- Hannah Cameron
Institutions
- University of Utah (US)
- Saint John Regional Hospital (CA)
- Penticton Regional Hospital (CA)
- Grande International Hospital (NP)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- High Altitude Medicine & Biology
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15578682251382432
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82