Arterial oxygen saturation in Tibetan and Han infants born in Lhasa, Tibet

Article Abstract:

Among infants born in Lhasa, Tibet, those of Tibetan descent appear to have higher levels of oxygen saturation in their blood than those of Han descent. Lhasa is at an elevation of 3,658 meters and populated by Tibetans who have lived at high elevation for many generations and by Han people, most of whom moved there after 1951 from lower elevations. Researchers compared the oxygen saturation and blood counts of 15 Tibetan infants with 15 Han infants. In blood taken from umbilical cords, hemoglobin concentrations and red blood cell counts were considerably higher among Han infants. One week after birth, average oxygen saturation during sleep was 87% in Tibetan infants and 84% in Han infants. Four months after birth, these oxygen saturation values decreased to 86% in Tibetan infants and 76% in Han infants. Oxygen saturation while awake followed similar trends. Han infants more commonly had symptoms of low blood oxygen levels, such as turning blue while sleeping and eating.

Physiological aspects, Demographic aspects, Infants, Oxygen, Hypoxia, Anoxia, Chinese, Chinese (Asian people), Oxygen in the body, Lhasa, Tibet

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Effect of economic reforms on child growth in urban and rural areas of China

Article Abstract:

An analysis of data from five surveys of child growth in China reveal that economic reforms have not necessarily improved children's health. The surveys reveal that between 1975 and 1985, the height of urban children increased, but the height of rural children increased more. However, after 1987, the growth of rural children slowed considerably more than the growth of urban children. Economic reforms were first initiated in rural areas in 1978, but led to the collapse of rural cooperative health care systems and the disappearance of 'barefoot doctors'.

China, Economic aspects, Economic development

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Nutritional and health status of Tibetan children living at high altitudes

Article Abstract:

Tibetan children are shorter than US children but this is most likely due to chronic malnutrition rather than the high altitude. Among 2,078 Tibetan children studied, half had moderately or severely stunted growth. Rural children were almost twice as likely to be short as their urban counterparts and altitude was not a risk factor when comparing different communities.

Tibet, Growth disorders

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