42896b03-8614-42f3-80e1-69b17e16ee23 eng Ev-K2-CNR +39 035 3230511 +39 035 3230551 Via San Bernardino 145 Bergamo BG 24126 Italy metadata@evk2cnr.org http://www.evk2cnr.org/ 2014-06-29T16:47:57 ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 Growth and nutritional status of Tibetan children at high altitude 2011-06-10T08:00:00 Coll Antropol. 2008 Sep;32(3):807-12 Growth and development are clearly affected by high-altitude exposure to hypoxia, nutritional stress, cold or a combination of these factors. Very little research has been conducted on the growth and nutritional status of children living on the Tibetan Plateau. The present study evaluated the environmental impact on human growth by analyzing anthropometric characteristics of Tibetan children aged 8-14, born and raised above 4000 m altitude on the Himalayan massif in the prefecture of Shegar in Tibet Autonomous Region. Data on anthropometric traits, never measured in this population, were collected and the nutritional status was assessed. A reference data set is provided for this population. There was no evidence of wasting but stunting was detected (28.3%). Children permanently exposed to the high-altitude environment above 4000 m present a phenotypic form of adaptation and a moderate reduction in linear growth. However, it is also necessary to consider the effects of socioeconomic deprivation. Annalisa Cogo Biomedical Research Centre applied to sport +39 0532 210420 +39 0532 455888 +39 0532 210297 Via Gramicia, 35 Ferrara FE 44123 Italy annalisa.cogo@unife.it http://www.unife.it/centri/centro/studi-biomedici Lisa Argnani Department of Evolutionistic Experimental Biology, University of Bologna +39 0516363973 lisa.argnani@unibo.it www.unibo.it https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/eng/resources.get?uuid=42896b03-8614-42f3-80e1-69b17e16ee23&fname=mountain_witness__s.png thumbnail png Tibetan Plateau Himalayan hypoxia nutritional stress children SHARE eng health 80.0522 88.1946 26.3684 30.4247 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18982755 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Abstract:"Growth and nutritional status of Tibetan children at high altitude." “Growth and nutritional status of Tibetan children at high altitude.” Argnani L, Cogo A, Gualdi-Russo E. Coll Antropol. 2008 Sep;32(3):807-12.