Variations in body dimensions in relation to altitude among the Sherpas of the eastern Himalayas

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
A biomedical study was undertaken on the Sherpas of Upper Khumbu (3500-4500 m), Nepal, and their migrant counterparts in the lower altitudes (1000-1500 m) of Kalimpong subdivision. Darjeeling district, West Bengal, to study the impact of altitude on human biological characteristics in this Himalayan population, following the basic design of the International Biological Program/Human Adaptability Panel. The results of the anthropometric survey of the adults (234 males and 169 females) are presented. The high-altitude Sherpas of both sexes have significantly higher values than their low-altitude counterparts for most of the length, breadth and girth measurements, weight, cormic index, weight/stature ratio, weight/(stature)2 ratio, chest/stature ratio, surface area and body fat.

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit: