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ECG, breath-by-breath pulmonary gas exchange, and oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (SpO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      ) were measured.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 81 highlanders, age (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD) 48\u2009\u00b1\u200910 years, 46% women, SpO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      at rest was 88%\u2009\u00b1\u20092%, peak oxygen uptake (V\u2032O\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      peak) was 21.6\u2009\u00b1\u20095.9\u2009mL\/kg\/min (76%\u2009\u00b1\u200915% predicted for a low-altitude reference population); peak work rate (Wpeak) was 117\u2009\u00b1\u200937 W (77%\u2009\u00b1\u200917% predicted), SpO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      at peak was 84%\u2009\u00b1\u20095%, heart rate reserve (220 \u2212 age \u2212 maximal heart rate) was 28\u2009\u00b1\u200917\/min, ventilatory reserve (maximal voluntary ventilation \u2212 maximal minute ventilation) was 68\u2009\u00b1\u200932 l\/min, and respiratory exchange ratio was 1.03\u2009\u00b1\u20090.09. 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