Hemoglobin Levels in Persons of Tibetan Ancestry Living at High Altitude

1 August 1975

journal article
Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine

Vol. 149 (4) , 1036-1039
https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-149-38952

Abstract

The mean hemoglobin level of persons of Tibetan ancestry living at 4000 m in the Nepal Himalayas was found similar to that expected at an altitude of 2300 m and an arterial O2 saturation of 92%. Plasma volumes were normal, and deficiency states and hemoglobinopathies were not significant. Possible reasons for this finding are discussed.

Keywords

ANCESTRY LIVING
TIBETAN ANCESTRY
HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL
HIGH ALTITUDE
DEFICIENCY STATES
FOUND SIMILAR
MEAN HEMOGLOBIN
ARTERIAL O2

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