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

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【作者】Sherpa, LY，Deji，Stigum, H，Chongsuvivatwong, V，Thelle, DS，Bjertness, E
【作者单位】[ 1 ] Univ Oslo, Sect Prevent Med & Epidemiol, N-0450 Oslo, Norway University of Oslo [ 2 ] Tibet Univ, Coll Med, Lhasa 850002, Xizang, Peoples R China Tibet University [ 3 ] Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Oslo, Norway [ 4 ] Prince Songkla Univ, Epidemiol Unit, Hat Yai 90110, Thailand Prince Songkla University [ 5 ] Univ Oslo, Inst Basic Med Sci, Oslo, Norway University of Oslo [ 6 ] Purbanchal Univ, Nepal Inst Hlth Sci, Kathmandu, Nepal
【年份】2010
【卷号】Vol.7 No.4
【页码】1670-1680
【ISSN】1660-4601
【关键词】BODY-MASS INDEX WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE AYMARA NATIVES LEPTIN LEVELS POPULATION WEIGHT PREVALENCE APPETITE INSULIN GLUCOSE
【摘要】 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;...
【文献类型】期刊