Gupta R, Basu A
Ann Hum Biol. 1981 Mar-Apr;8(2):145-52. doi: 10.1080/03014468100004881.
A biomedical study was undertaken on the Sherpas of Upper Khumbu (3500-4500m), Nepal, and their migrant counterparts in the lower altitudes (1000-1500m) of Kalimpong subdivision, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, to study the impact of altitude on human biological characteristics in this Himalayan population, following the basic design of the IBP/Human Adaptability Panel. The results of the anthropometric survey of the adults (234 males and 169 females) are presented here. The high-altitude Sherpas of both sexes have significantly higher values than their low-altitude counterparts for most of the length, breadth and girth measurements, weight, cormic index, weight/stature ratio, weight/(stature)2 ratio, chest/stature ratio, surface area and body fat.
按照国际生物学计划/人类适应性小组的基本设计，在尼泊尔昆布上游地区（海拔3500 - 4500米）的夏尔巴人及其在西孟加拉邦大吉岭地区卡尔西蓬分区低海拔（1000 - 1500米）地区的移民同胞中开展了一项生物医学研究，以研究海拔对该喜马拉雅人群体人类生物学特征的影响。此处呈现了对成年人（234名男性和169名女性）的人体测量调查结果。在大多数长度、宽度、围度测量值、体重、躯干指数、体重/身高比、体重/(身高)²比、胸围/身高比、表面积和体脂方面，高海拔地区的男女夏尔巴人都比低海拔地区的同胞具有显著更高的值。
