title: Children's exercise capacity at high altitude in Tibet.
abstract: Maximal oxygen uptake (exercise capacity) is a vital parameter in the evaluation of adaptation to high altitude, providing an index of the integrated function of the oxygen transport system. Previous studies of maximal oxygen uptake in population at high altitude have mainly focused on adults and adolescents, though data on children are uncommon. Maximal oxygen uptake can be measured directly, using an oxygen analyser, or indirectly through the development of equations for estimation from the maximal power output (W(max)). Such estimations and studies of the physiological aspects of children's capacity to work and live at different altitudes in Tibet ancestry were not reported previously, although differences similar to those seen in adults may be expected to occur. The present paper summarized the findings of studies on exercise capacity among children living at high altitude in Tibet.
authors.lastname: Bianba
authors.forename: Lars Bo
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Hein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stigum
authors.lastname: Ouzhuluobu
authors.forename: Espen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bjertness
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000531:Altitude; D002648:Child; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006801:Humans; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D018609:Tibet