Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity in Young Andean Highland Children

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dc.contributor.authorEnrique Vargas
dc.contributor.authorJohn Beard
dc.contributor.authorJere D. Haas
dc.contributor.authorL. Cudkowicz
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T14:48:35Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T14:48:35Z
dc.date.issued1982
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 12
dc.description.abstractLung diffusing capacities for carbon monoxide were measured in 125 highland Andean children between 4 and 6 years of age in La Paz, Bolivia (3,650 m), using a steady-state technique. Male children had a significantly lower DLC0 (13.2 ± 2.7) compared to females (14.2 ± 1.9; p < 0.05), despite similar body size Hemoglobin concentration was significantly greater than published values for low-altitude children and this also changes pulmonary diffusing capacities and supports the concept of early developmental adaptation in pulmonary function to environmental stressors as well as a sexual dimorphism in this type of adaptation.
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000194502
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1159/000194502
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/48672
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKarger Publishers
dc.relation.ispartofRespiration
dc.sourceInstituto Boliviano de Ciencia y Tecnología Nuclear
dc.subjectDiffusing capacity
dc.subjectPulmonary Diffusing Capacity
dc.subjectSexual dimorphism
dc.subjectPulmonary function testing
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectAltitude (triangle)
dc.subjectDLCO
dc.subjectEffects of high altitude on humans
dc.subjectAdaptation (eye)
dc.subjectHemoglobin
dc.titlePulmonary Diffusing Capacity in Young Andean Highland Children
dc.typearticle

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