Kely Melina Vilca Coaquira, Rossela Alejandra Rojas Chambilla, Jeancarlo Tejada Flores, Henry Oscar Tintaya Ramos, Mariela Mercedes Quispe Trujillo, Solanyela Anny Quispe Humpiri, Ángel Gabriel Calisaya Huacasi, Yony M Pino Vanegas, Gilberto Félix Peña Vicuña, Alberto Alcibiades Salazar Granara, Ana Lucia Tacuna Calderon, Nancy Monica Garcia Bedoya, Moua Yang, Ivan Hancco Zirena
BACKGROUND: Previous studies showed that residents of higher elevations have lower glucose levels. Our objective in this study is to determine the basal and postprandial glucose levels in apparently healthy permanent residents of the miner population center of La Rinconada located 5100 meters (m) above sea level. METHOD: Forty male permanent residents of the Rinconada miner population center were studied. The oral glucose tolerance test was used to evaluate basal and postprandial glycemia levels at 1, 2, and 3 h...
2024: Frontiers in Physiology