title: [Health status of high-altitude population].
abstract: The health status of high-altitude population in Qinghai (China), Ladakh (India), and Arunachal (India) was investigated using comprehensive geriatric functional assessment in relation to their recent lifestyle change with the socio-economic globalization. People in urban areas had a higher prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases and poorer geriatric functions, and a lower subjective quality of life (QOL) than people in rural areas. The optimal prevention of lifestyle-related diseases and preservation of a high QOL are important for the people living in each of the above-mentioned areas with a high altitude.
authors: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.
authors: Kiyoto
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authors: Okumiya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000531:Altitude; D002681:China; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D038622:Internationality; D008019:Life Style