Table 1 Spectral intensity, % change and credible regression slope change of the 1H-NMR spectral regions identified as undergoing the largest degree of change with increasing altitude.

From: Metabolomic and lipidomic plasma profile changes in human participants ascending to Everest Base Camp

Metabolite

Binned spectral region (ppm)

LDN intensity (AU)

EBC intensity (AU)

Δ% LDN to EBC

Slope (AU/km)

Increasing or decreasing with altitude

Isoleucine

0.92

0.012

0.0049

−60.5

−0.00142

Decreasing

Glucose

3.35

0.016

0.0081

−52.4

−0.0014

Decreasing

Lactate

1.31

0.057

0.0719

27.4

0.00361

Increasing