Demographics, clinical features, and comorbidities of high-altitude polycythaemia: a multicentre, retrospective, observational study
This study suggests a much higher proportion of HAPC in native Tibetans, and the Hb in HAPC patients remains significant gender-specific and altitude-dependent variations. Moreover, in addition to hypertension and pneumonia, gender-specific comorbidity surveillance should pay attention to digestive system disease in male HAPC patients and cardiopulmonary system disease in female HAPC patients.
Authors
- Qingqing Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2958-7314)
- Fengming Luo
- Lei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8723-3461)
- Mi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1975-3075)
- L.-X. Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6097-5459)
- Lin Yang
- Lin Liu
- Lei Chen
- Yuxuan Zhu
- Wenwen Zhou
- Chuanliang Pan
Institutions
- NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory (US)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Sichuan Mianyang 404 Hospital (CN)
- Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.16.04042
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sichuan University
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University
- Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province