Greksa L P, Spielvogel H, Paredes-Fernandez L
Department of Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University.
Ann Hum Biol. 1993 Jul-Aug;20(4):395-400. doi: 10.1080/03014469300002802.
Maximal aerobic power (VO2max) was assessed in seven male and one female middle- and long-distance recreational runners residing in La Paz, Bolivia (3600 m). All runners were born and raised at high altitudes (> 2500). Mean VO2max in the male runners was 60.8 ml/kg/min while VO2max in the female runner was 55.5 ml/kg/min. These values are higher than in any previously reported sample of either trained or untrained high-altitude natives. In addition, mean VO2max in the La Paz male runners and VO2max in the La Paz female runner were very similar to those found in comparable low-altitude samples of recreational athletes, suggesting that the cardiorespiratory systems of both normally active and highly active native Andean highlanders are capable of successfully responding to the stress of hypobaric hypoxia. This ability may have both developmental and genetic components.
对居住在玻利维亚拉巴斯（海拔3600米）的7名男性和1名女性中长跑业余跑步者的最大有氧能力（最大摄氧量，VO2max）进行了评估。所有跑步者均在高海拔地区（>2500米）出生并长大。男性跑步者的平均最大摄氧量为60.8毫升/千克/分钟，而女性跑步者的最大摄氧量为55.5毫升/千克/分钟。这些数值高于之前报道的任何受过训练或未受过训练的高海拔原住民样本。此外，拉巴斯男性跑步者的平均最大摄氧量和拉巴斯女性跑步者的最大摄氧量与在低海拔地区类似的业余运动员样本中发现的数值非常相似，这表明正常活动和高度活跃的安第斯高原原住民的心肺系统都能够成功应对低压缺氧的压力。这种能力可能具有发育和遗传成分。
