Fig. 3
Early morning blood gas analysis measurements with (BIC) and without (CON) bicarbonate supplementation under normoxic (NOR) and hypoxic (HYP1-HYP7) conditions for (a) PO2, (b) PCO2, (c) pHb, (d) saO2, (e) [HCO3−], and (f) BE. Data is presented as mean ± standard deviation. Filled gray graphs represent sleeping heights above sea level before the daily measurement. * p ≤ 0.05 vs. CON; # p ≤ 0.05 vs. PRE. See Materials and Methods for further details