Prevalence of High-Altitude Polycythemia and Hyperuricemia and Risk Factors for Hyperuricemia in High-Altitude Immigrants

• DOI: 10.1089/ham.2022.0133
• Publication Date: 2023-04-04T20:47:15Z
• Authors: Zhen Song; Anxin Zhang; Jie Luo; Guanghai Xiong; Haibo Peng; Rang Zhou; Yuanfeng Li; Hongqiang Xu; Zhen Li; Wei Zhao; Haoxiang Zhang
• Keywords: Male; Cross-Sectional Studies; Risk Factors; Altitude; Prevalence; Humans; Emigrants and Immigrants; Female; Polycythemia; Hyperuricemia; Altitude Sickness; 3. Good health

Song Zhen, Anxin Zhang, Jie Luo, Guanghai Xiong, Haibo Peng, Rang Zhou, Yuanfeng Li, Hongqiang Xu, Zhen Wei Zhao, and Haoxiang Zhang. Prevalence of high-altitude polycythemia hyperuricemia risk factors for in immigrants. High Alt Med Biol. 24:132–138, 2023. Background: Few studies have investigated the epidemiology chronic mountain sickness (CMS) This study evaluated prevalence (HUA) HUA Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted with 7,070 immigrants 15–45 years age living on Tibetan Plateau between January December 2021. Information from routine physical examinations obtained each participant. Binary logistic regression analysis performed to determine correlation several HUA. Results: The (HAPC) 25.8% (28.7% males 9.4% females) 54.2% (59.9% 22.5% females), respectively. highest HAPC females observed participants 26–30 21–25 age, both age. showed that sex, hemoglobin (Hb) concentration were HUA, among which a negative factor male sex Hb positive factors. Conclusions: Immigrants are more susceptible high CMS may be associated concentration, sex.