Influencing factors of acute mountain sickness on Mount Fuji - A pilot study

The present study investigated influencing factors of acute mountain sickness (AMS) on Mount Fuji using questionnaires, and also complementary experimental study. In survey study, 395 people participated and the data of 376 participants were used for further analysis. Univariate analysis revealed that risk factors for developing AMS include; women (P=0.007, compared to men); less experience with climbing Mt. Fuji (P<0.001, compared to many experiences); overnight mountain climbers (P=0.035 compared to single-day climbers); and incidence participant with greater numbers of toilet break (P=0.013). Moreover, multiple analyses demonstrated that less experience was extracted to explain both the incidence (P=0.002) and the severity of AMS (P