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ReviewAmerican journal of hematology2025

Addressing Anemia in High-Altitude Populations: Global Impact, Prevalence, Challenges, and Potential Solutions.

Ayoub Boulares, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Gustavo F Gonzales, Paul Robach, Benoit Champigneulle, Julien V Brugniaux, Emeric Stauffer, Elie Nader, Stéphane Doutreleau, Philippe Connes and 2 more

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Review in American journal of hematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Observational
  4. Anemia crisis among children in Peru: a scoping review.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2026
    Review
  5. Review
  6. The New WHO Cut-off Point for Defining High-altitude Anemia may be Inadequate.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
    Article
  7. Review
  8. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Ayoub BoularesLaboratory Mobility, Aging & Exercise-ER20296 (MOVE), Faculty of Sport Sciences-STAPS, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.ORCID 0009-0007-5728-9801
Nicola Luigi BragazziDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8409-868X
Gustavo F GonzalesFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru.ORCID 0000-0003-1611-2894
Paul RobachNational School for Mountain Sports, Site of the National School for Skiing and Mountaineering (ENSA), Chamonix, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6205-7761
Benoit ChampigneulleUniversity Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0922-5102
Julien V BrugniauxUniversity Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8076-9861
Emeric StaufferLaboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité (LIBM) EA7424, Team 'Vascular Biology and Red Blood Cell', Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7987-2252
Elie NaderLaboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité (LIBM) EA7424, Team 'Vascular Biology and Red Blood Cell', Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6054-2456
Stéphane DoutreleauUniversity Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8816-0356
Philippe ConnesLaboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité (LIBM) EA7424, Team 'Vascular Biology and Red Blood Cell', Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9232-0268
Samuel VergesUniversity Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0831-9222
Aurélien PichonLaboratory Mobility, Aging & Exercise-ER20296 (MOVE), Faculty of Sport Sciences-STAPS, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2772-9232

Funding

Expedition 5300 ProjectFrench Embassy in PeruGrenoble Alpes University FoundationUniversity of Poitiers
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anemia, a global health challenge affecting a quarter of the global population, results from diverse causes such as nutritional deficiencies, chronic diseases, and genetic factors. It disproportionately impacts women of reproductive age and children, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. While high-altitude populations face unique diagnostic challenges due to natural hemoglobin increases, the current World Health Organization cutoffs often overestimate anemia in these regions. Altitude corrections significantly alter prevalence rates, particularly in South American children, leading to misdiagnosis. Proposed solutions include population-specific thresholds and iron status markers like serum hepcidin, though economic constraints and limited test availability remain challenges. Tailored strategies informed by genetic research highlight adaptations in Tibetan and Ethiopian highlanders, demonstrating the need for region-specific approaches. Socioeconomic factors exacerbate anemia in high-altitude areas. Addressing anemia requires updated diagnostic criteria, personalized strategies, and increased awareness to ensure accurate assessments and interventions in diverse populations, especially those residing at high altitudes.

Indexed as

AltitudeAnemiaChildFemaleGlobal HealthHemoglobinsHumansIronMalePrevalenceSocioeconomic FactorsHemoglobinsIronanemiacorrection formuladiagnostic criteriahigh‐altitude

Identifiers

PMID40600692
PMCPMC12326229

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