Haemoglobin concentrations appear to be lower in indigenous Greenlanders than in Danes: assessment of haemoglobin in 234 Greenlanders and in 2804 Danes

• Published in: European Journal of Haematology
• Main Authors: Milman, Nils, Byg, Keld‐Erik, Mulvad, Gert, Pedersen, Henning Sloth, Bjerregaard, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: Ilulissat; Nuuk; greenlander*; greenlandic; Uummannaq
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0609.2001.067001023.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1034%2Fj.1600-0609.2001.067001023.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1034/j.1600-0609.2001.067001023.x

Abstract: Objective: To compare haemoglobin concentrations in Greenlanders and Danes. Methods: Haemoglobin was measured in a population survey in 1993–1994 comprising 234 indigenous Greenlandic individuals (115 men) aged 19–82 yr and in Copenhagen County 1983–1984 comprising 2804 Caucasian Danes (14...