Impaired glucose regulation in a Sherpa indigenous population living in the Everest region of Nepal and in Kathmandu Valley

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-222

  Lhamo, Sherpa Y ^a,c   Supamai, Soonthornpun ^b   Virasakdi, Chongsuvivatwong ^b  

^a PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Everest; Impaired fasting glucose; Impaired glucose regulation; Impaired glucose tolerance; Kathmandu; Sherpa

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 52649147536     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2008.1011     Document Type: Article

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