title: Residents at high altitude show a lower glucose profile than sea-level residents throughout 12-hour blood continuous monitoring.
abstract: It is known that residents at high altitude (HA) have a lower basal glycemia than residents at sea level (SL). However, whether such a difference is maintained throughout the full day remains unknown. We compared 12-h blood glucose profiles from 10 healthy males native residents at HA (3250 m) and 8 male residents at SL. Glucose profile at HA was lower throughout the glucose monitoring than that at SL (mean profile: 50.6 +/- 3.7 and 73.4 +/- 4.0 mg/dL, respectively; p < 0.001). Basal and postprandial insulin and triacylglycerol values were similar in both groups. In conclusion, HA natives resident have a lower blood glucose profile than SL residents throughout 12-h continuous monitoring.
authors: Instituto Nacional de Biología Andina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. oscar.oculm@gmail.com
authors: Oscar
authors: O
authors: Castillo
authors: Orison O
authors: OO
authors: Woolcott
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Gonzales
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Tello
authors: Lida
authors: L
authors: Tello
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Villarreal
authors: Nicolás
authors: N
authors: Méndez
authors: Lucy
authors: L
authors: Damas
authors: Edgar
authors: E
authors: Florentini
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D000531:Altitude; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000502:physiology*; D019518:Postprandial Period; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin