Currently, we have three PhD-students and 6 master students from Tibet.
Main focus:
- Non-communicable diseases, including Chronic and Acute Mountain Sickness
- Cardio-/vascular risk factors
- Physical fitness among adolescents
Cooperation
- Network for University Co-operation Tibet - Norway
- Tibet University
Publications
1. Sherpa LY, Deji, Stigum H, Chongsuvivatwong V, Luobu O, Thelle DS, Nafstad P, Bjertness E. Lipid profile and its association with risk factors for coronary heart disease in the highlanders of Lhasa, Tibet. High Alt Med Biol. 2011 Spring;12(1):57-63.
2. Bianba B, Berntsen S, Andersen LB, Stigum H, Bjertness E. Estimation of peak oxygen uptake from maximal power output among 9-10 year-old children in Lhasa, Tibet. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2010 Sep;50(3):274-80.
3. Sherpa LY, Deji, Stigum H, Chongsuvivatwong V, Thelle DS, Bjertness E. Obesity in Tibetans aged 30-70 living at different altitudes under the north and south faces of Mt. Everest. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 Apr;7(4):1670-80. Epub 2010 Apr 13.
4. YangZong, Nafstad P, Madsen C, Bjertness E. Childhood asthma under the North Face of Mount Everest. Journal of Asthma 2006; 43(5): 393-8.
5. Haldorsen Ø, Ommundsen K. Forekomst av akutt høydesyke blant turister i Tibet – en pilot- og litteraturstudie. Prosjektoppgave ved Det medisinske fakultet, Universitetet i Oslo, Oslo 2009.
PhD thesis
1. Bianba. Exercise capacity, arterial oxygen saturation, hemoglobin concentration and physical activity - A cross-sectional study of selected factors associated with the adaptation to high altitude, a comparison of 9-10 year old native Tibetan and Chinese immigrants in Lhasa, Tibet. PhD, UiO 2011 (in progress). Main supervisor: Espen Bjertness
2. YangZong. Asthma and asthma related symptoms in school children living in rural Tibet PhD, UiO 2011 (in progress). Main supervisor: Per Nafstad; co-supervisor Espen Bjertness
3. Lhamo Y. Sherpa. Chronic mountain sickness, impaired glucose regulation and metabolic syndrome in high altitude natives of tibetan and sherpa origin. PhD, UiO 2012 (in progress). Main supervisor: Espen Bjertness
Master thesis
1. YangZong. Asthma and Asthma Related Symptoms in School Children Living in Rural Tibet. MPhil Thesis. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 2005. Main supervisor: Per Nafstad; co-supervisor Espen Bjertness
2. Bianba. “Exercise capacity, arterial oxygen saturation, hemoglobin concentration, and physical activity. A cross-sectional study of selected factors associated with the adaptation to high altitude, a comparison of 9-10 year old native Tibetan and Chinese immigrants in Lhasa, Tibet” MPhil Thesis. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 2006. Main supervisor: Espen Bjertness
3. Digi. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in 30-70 years old citizens of Lhasa, Tibet - A cross sectional epidemiological study. MPhil Thesis. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 2007. Main supervisor: Espen Bjertness
4. Ciren Yangzong. BCG coverage and the association between selected factors and the immunization coverage among children under the age of two years in rural and semi-rural Lhasa District, Tibet. MPhil Thesis. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 2007. Main supervisor: Gunnar Bjune; co-supervisor: Espen Bjertness
5. Gong Ga Lan Zi. The lung function, hemoglobin concentration and arterial oxygen saturation among 9-10 year old native Tibetan and Han Chinese children living at 3700meters and 4300meters above sea level in Tibet. MPhil Thesis. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 2008. Main supervisor: Espen Bjertness
6. Lasang. Acute Mountain Sickness among tourists in Tibet. MPhil Thesis. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 2011 (in progress). Main supervisor: Espen Bjertness