Incremental exercise alters ventilation and cerebrovascular responses in lowlander children at high-altitude, highlighting group differences in acclimatization.
Key Points
Children and adults show distinct cerebrovascular responses to exercise at high-altitude, which may affect acclimatization.
Both groups exhibited increased ventilation and hypocapnia at high-altitude, but children had less oxygen desaturation.
During exercise, children had a greater increase in cerebral blood velocity compared to adults at high-altitude.
Understanding age-related differences in these responses may improve strategies for acclimatization in lowlander populations.