Table 4 Differences in BFS subscales at different altitudes.

From: Acute mountain sickness predicts the emotional state of amateur mountaineers

BFS subscale

Date

Median (P25, P75)

χ2

p

Activity

1

19.5 (18.25,20.75)

11.842

0.003**

2

9.5 (9,11)

3

16.5 (7.25,19.5)

Happiness

1

19.5 (17,20.75)

9.556

0.008**

2

11 (9.25,12)

3

17.5 (10.75,19.75)

Thoughtfulness

1

10.5 (10,11.75)

2.057

0.358

2

12.5 (9.5,13)

3

12 (10.25,16)

Calmness

1

18 (16.5,19)

12.789

0.002**

2

12 (10,14)

3

17 (14.25,20.75)

Anger

1

6 (5,6.75)

5.471

0.065

2

8.5 (8,11.5)

3

7.5 (5,11.5)

Agitation

1

8.5 (7,10.75)

0.839

0.657

2

11 (6.5,12.75)

3

8.5 (6,11)

Depressive

1

6 (5,7)

5.871

0.053

2

8.5 (7.25,13.5)

3

8.5 (5,15.5)

Inactivity

1

6 (5.25,7.75)

9.75

0.008**

2

11.5 (8,15.75)

3

15 (7.25,18.75)

BFS-P

1

68 (64.5,72.75)

12.053

0.002**

2

46 (39.75,50)

3

66 (50.25,71.5)

BFS-N

1

27 (24.5,31.75)

7.371

0.025*

2

39.5 (30.75,53)

3

39.5 (26.75,58.25)

BFS score

1

93 (89.5,102.75)

6.821

0.033*

2

87.5 (79.5,92)

3

104.5 (92.5,113.75)

  1. *p = 0.05.
  2. **p = 0.01.