Open AccessPrevalence of Chronic Mountain Sickness in high altitude districts of Himachal Pradesh
Author(s) -
Inderjeet S. Sahota,
Nidhi Panwar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.130839
Subject(s) - altitude (triangle) , effects of high altitude on humans , demography , geography , demographics , medicine , low altitude , hypoxemia , pulse rate , pulse oximetry , blood pressure , meteorology , geometry , mathematics , sociology , anesthesia
Chronic Mountain Sickness (CMS) is a maladaptation condition that can affect people who reside permanently at high altitude (HA). It is characterized by polycythemia, hypoxemia and dyspnea and can be fatal. Over 140 million people live permanently at HA around the world. Unfortunately, research into CMS is lacking and accurate data on the prevalence of this condition do not exist for many regions around the world. In this study, we sought to examine prevalence rates of CMS in the Indian Himalayas, focusing on the Northern State of Himachal Pradesh.