Obesity in Tibetans Aged 30–70 Living at Different Altitudes under the North and South Faces of Mt. Everest

Risk factors for chronic diseases in Tibetans may be modified due to hypobaric hypoxia. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of obesity at varying altitudes of 1,200, 2,900 and 3,700 meters above sea-level in Tibet and Nepal; to estimate the effect of altitude on body mass i...

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Autores principales: Sherpa, Lhamo Y., Deji, Stigum, Hein, Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi, Thelle, Dag S., Bjertness, Espen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20617052
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7041670

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20617052
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7041670

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