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{"title":"Secular changes in body height among children and adolescents aged 718 years in rural China from 1985 to 2019.","authors":"Alimujiang Yimiti Taerken, Shuai Zhang, Chengyue Li","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/1928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/anthranz/1928","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to assess the secular changes in height of Chinese rural children and adolescents aged 718 years from 1985 to 2019. Height data for Chinese children and adolescents aged 718 years were obtained from the Chinese National Surveillance on Students Constitution and Health in 1985, 1995, 2005, 2014 and 2019. All provinces were divided into eastern, central, and western regions of China. T-tests were used to measure the differences in height between boys and girls by survey year. The height of rural children and adolescents aged 718 years in rural China increased progressively from 1985 to 2019. The average increase in height for boys and girls was 3.03 cm per decade and 2.37 cm per decade. There were geographical differences in the increase in height. The secular trend in height was most remarkable in the first 10 years, thereafter the increase in height slowed down, especially in the eastern region. The greatest increase in height for both boys and girls was observed in the central region, at 3.19 cm per decade and 2.54 cm per decade, respectively, during the entire period. The smallest increase in height was observed in the western region, at 2.80 cm per decade and 2.21 cm per decade during the entire period. However, the increase in height of boys and girls in the western regions (boys: 1.93 cm per decade; girls: 1.52 cm per decade) has been greater than in the central (1.47 cm and 1.31 cm per decade) and western regions (0.94 cm and 0.76 cm per decade) in the last five years. In conclusion, during the entire 34 years, the height of Chinese rural children and adolescents aged 718 years has continued to increase. More attention needs to be focused on the growth and development of children and adolescents in the western regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A malnourished infant from La Grieta (Las Cañadas, Tenerife) with cervical spine hyperlordosis.","authors":"Emilio González-Reimers, Selene Rodríguez-Caraballo, Samuel James Cockerill, Emilio Vacas-Fumero, Efra Marrero-Salas, Iván Ribot-Hernández, Luis Fernando Otón-Sánchez, Matilde Arnay-de-la-Rosa","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/1917","DOIUrl":"10.1127/anthranz/1917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Excavation of a non-spoiled burial cave located among the lava blocks of La Grieta (Las Cañadas, Tenerife, Canary Islands), led to the recovery of a 940 year-antique, 10-year-old pre-Hispanic (Guanche) child (genetically sexed), who presented a marked cervical hyperlordosis and a rectification of the remaining spine (until L1), together with microporotic changes of the cranial vault, a bowed right tibia, and a rough, porotic appearance of the metaphyseal plates. A divergence was observed between age at death estimated by dental remains and that estimated by skeletal remains. Spine changes are compatible with some forms of congenital myopathy (for instance, Emery-Dreifuss disease), that could have severely impaired swallowing, leading to malnutrition and stunted growth. The skull presented numerous Wormian bones and supernumerary sutures.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":"82 3","pages":"343-361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144733844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association between oral contraceptive use, age at menarche and bone tissue quality in young Slovak women.","authors":"Simona Sulis, Darina Falbov, Alexandra Hoz᫯v, Lenka Vorobelov","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/1929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/anthranz/1929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the association between oral contraceptive use, age at menarche and bone quality in young Slovak women (1830 years) using quantitative ultrasound (QUS) while considering body composition measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis and behavioural components. Bone quality was evaluated using the speed of sound (SOS) in radius via QUS (Sunlight MiniOmni) in 668 Slovak women aged 1830. Significant differences between oral contraceptive users and non-users were observed in bone quality (<i>p</i> = 0.027); with users showing higher SOS values than non-users; notwithstanding, after considering age, body composition and age at menarche in a linear regression analysis, only age resulted as a significant predictor (<i>p</i> < 0.001), with bone quality increasing with age. The correlation between SOS and the age at menarche yielded non-statistically significant results (<i>p</i> = 0.768, r = -0.012). In conclusion, oral contraceptives and age at menarche did not significantly impact bone tissue in our sample.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144545446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Birth parameters and parental factors influence on breastfeeding incidence in Polish population across three decades.","authors":"Anna Opoka, Paulina Pruszkowska-Przybylska, Elżbieta Żądzińska","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1775","DOIUrl":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background:</i> The purpose of the study was to select factors which importantly influencing the decision of breastfeeding in the first period of life over twenty years in the three cohorts in central Poland. <i>Materials and methods:</i> The analysis included 2159 children (1017 girls and 1142 boys). The data come from three cohorts investigated in the following years: 1993-1997, 2004-2008 and 2015-2017. In each cohort, parents completed questionnaires on the type of nutrition in the first months of life (breastfeeding versus formula feeding), child-birth parameters, duration of pregnancy, age and education of parents, and maternal smoking during pregnancy. Information about birth parameters, i.e., birth weight, birth length, birth head and chest circumference, gestational age (week of pregnancy) and Apgar score were taken from children's medical records. The Chi² test, U-Mann Whitney test and logistic regression were performed to check which factors significantly affected mother decision of breastfeeding. <i>Results:</i> We observed differences between factors which favor breastfeeding among three investigated cohorts. The factors significantly associated with breastfeeding only in cohort 1993-1997 were: birth parameters (higher birth length, higher body mass and higher chest circumference) and lower prevalence of exposition to cigarettes smoke during pregnancy. However, independently on tested cohort the logistic regression model indicated that the following factors correlated with the lack of breastfeeding: lower gestational age (E = -0.1663, <i>p</i> = 0.0182), higher maternal age (E = 0.1326, <i>p</i> < 0.0001), lower paternal age (E = -0.0526, <i>p</i> = 0.0345), secondary paternal education (E = 0.5138, <i>p</i> = 0.0024) vs. higher, lower maternal education (E = 0.7577, <i>p</i> = 0.0003) vs. higher, other season of birth than summer (E = -0.3650, <i>p</i> = 0.0439). <i>Conclusions:</i> Factors influencing the mother's decision to breastfeed independently on tested cohort were as a following: parental education and parental age, season of birth and duration of pregnancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":" ","pages":"39-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Changes in BMI and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents (11-15 years) from Kraków (Poland) during COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Paulina Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń, Łukasz Kryst","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1746","DOIUrl":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1746","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In March 2020, the spread of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, triggered a pandemic of acute respiratory distress syndrome among people. The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes in BMI and in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents (11-15-year-olds) from Kraków (Poland) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two cross-sectional studies were performed in 2020 and 2022 in randomly selected elementary schools in 4 districts of Kraków. The study group was 1572 children between the ages of 11-15 years. BMI (Body Mass Index) was calculated. Participants were grouped using Cole's cut-off points. The statistical significance of differences between the groups was estimated using the two-way ANOVA and Chi² test. An increase in the prevalence of underweight and normal weight was observed in both sexes. In girls a decrease in the prevalence of obesity was noted, while in boys, the same tendency was present in some age groups. In girls, a decrease in the prevalence of overweight and in the average BMI was noted; in boys the trend was the opposite. The observed results may be correlated with changes in body composition and restrictions resulting from the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141318555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ankylosing spondylitis and heterotopic calcification: a case from the Prehispanic population of Buenavista del Norte (Tenerife, Canary Islands).","authors":"Emilio González-Reimers, Samuel James Cockerill, Efraín Marrero-Salas, Hacomar Ruiz-González, Emilio Vacas-Fumero, Matilde Arnay-de-la-Rosa","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1786","DOIUrl":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1786","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Skeletal remains of an adult (estimated age at death ≈ 27-30 years) Prehispanic male with fusion in the sacroiliac joints showed a heterotopic ossification consisting of a flat, 10 × 5 cm bone formation covering the posterior aspect of the right sacroiliac joint. The bones were recovered from a burial cave containing remains of 4 individuals, located on the side of a ravine, in Buenavista del Norte (NW corner of Tenerife, Canary Islands), at ≈ 450 m altitude. This individual was probably affected by ankylosing spondylitis (AS) that led to bony fusion of the pelvic bones with the sacrum, but several unusual features prompted us to compare the pelvis with those belonging to two modern individuals affected by AS (20^th century) housed at the Department of Anatomy of the school of medicine (University of La Laguna, Tenerife). The Prehispanic individual possibly suffered a pelvic fracture that caused a hematoma which underwent ossification. Some features (periosteal reaction, formation of new foramina) may also suggest a superimposed infection. The fracture altered the pelvic structure, severely narrowing the right sciatic notch, possibly causing neural and/or vascular compromise of the lower limbs. Living in a steep mountainous environment, this individual (possibly a goatherder) probably suffered a fall, that caused the fracture complicated by a severe bleeding and pelvic deformation.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":" ","pages":"73-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Excess weight and changes in body composition in boys and girls from La Plata district (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - a study with a secular perspective.","authors":"María Florencia Cesani, Mariela Garraza, María Fernanda Torres, María Laura Bergel Sanchís, Bárbara Navazo, María Eugenia Luna, Olivia Lopez Monja, Fabián Aníbal Quintero","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1778","DOIUrl":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1778","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of the present study was to advance knowledge of the secular changes in the prevalence of excess weight (overweight and obesity) and body composition of children living in different localities of La Plata district (Buenos Aires province, Argentina) over the last two decades. For this purpose, anthropometric data and information on the socioeconomic and environmental context of residence of schoolchildren aged 4.0-12.9 years collected during 2005-2009 (Cohort 1, n = 1 233) and 2016-2019 (Cohort 2, n = 1 499) were analysed and compared. From a secular perspective, the current analysis showed that the socioeconomic and environmental conditions of families living in La Plata district have deteriorated in recent decades. In this context, child excess weight increased by 13% and body composition was altered, mainly as a result of an increase in fat mass, without observing changes in the muscle component.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":" ","pages":"7-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141318556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association of handgrip strength with various anthropometric variables and musculoskeletal disorders among the Jat farmers of Haryana.","authors":"Chonsing Shimrah, Vaidehi Goswami, Tongbram Sarika Devi, Shivani Chandel","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1725","DOIUrl":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1725","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background and aim:</i> The handgrip strength test is mostly used as a proxy test of overall muscle strength and is associated with increased mortality and physical disability. Handgrip strength is affected by various factors, such as age, Height, weight, and BMI. This study aimed to investigate the association between handgrip strength, anthropometric variables, and musculoskeletal disorders among Jat farmers in Haryana. Methods and materials: 634 individuals between 35 and 75 years old from 15 villages in the Palwal District of Haryana were recruited for the study. Various anthropometric variables, namely, stature, weight, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), waist-height ratio (WHtR), body mass index (BMI), and handgrip strength (HGS), were obtained using the standard ISAK protocol. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Disorder Questionnaire was used to measure musculoskeletal disorders. Handgrip strength was measured using a digital hand dynamometer. <i>Results:</i> Handgrip strength was significantly higher (<i>p</i> < 0.001) in males than females, and participants with strong handgrip strength tended to be taller and heavier. Furthermore, significantly weaker handgrip strength was found in the older age group, individuals with MSD, and females. Factors such as Height, weight, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio were positively correlated with HGS, while MSD and waist-height ratio were negatively correlated with HGS. Multivariate linear regression analyses showed that hand grip strength was independently associated with Sex, age, waist-height ratio, waist-to-hip ratio, and Body Mass Index (BMI). <i>Conclusion:</i> Our findings suggest that HGS is influenced by factors such as age, Height, weight, WC, WHR, and MSD in both males and females. Additionally, age, WHtR, and MSD negatively influenced the HGS. Previous studies have mostly suggested the influence of BMI and age on HGS, whereas the present study also found the influence of WC, WHR, WHtR, and MSDs on HGS. Therefore, future studies should incorporate more adiposity indicators in the assessment and intervention of strong hand grip strength among farmers to improve farm productivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":" ","pages":"51-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of construction materials on the natural mummification process: case study of the municipal pantheon of Santa Paula, Guanajuato, Mexico.","authors":"María Jesús Puy Y Alquiza, Raúl Miranda Aviles, Gabriela A Zanor, Velia Yolanda Ordaz Zubia, Cristina Daniela Moncada Sánchez","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1772","DOIUrl":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The process of natural or spontaneous mummification has been observed for more than a hundred years in various Mexican pantheons. The construction materials used in the niches of the pantheons generate particular microenvironmental conditions that promote the preservation of organic materials. The construction materials (mining adobe, brick and stone material) that make up the three series of the municipal pantheon of Santa Paula were studied and analyzed using X-ray Diffraction, X-ray Fluorescence and petrographic analysis techniques. At the same time, the mechanical and physical properties of the materials were determined, as well as the relative humidity and temperature within the niches. The results indicate that the geochemistry, distribution and percentage of said materials inside of the niches created exceptional microclimatic conditions that favored the conservation of the bodies. With this contribution we intend to advance the understanding of the influence that construction materials had on the process of natural mummification.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":" ","pages":"89-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141983520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Height increase was observed in urban areas but not in rural areas for births from 1885 to 1912 in Iwate, Japan.","authors":"Takahiro Mitsui","doi":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1795","DOIUrl":"10.1127/anthranz/2024/1795","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies have reported that height reduction due to urbanization during the early industrial period was not observed in Japan. This study analyzed the data from 20-year- old conscript examinations from 1905 to 1932 (for individuals born between 1885 and 1912) in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan. Secular trends in height, weight, body mass index (BMI), prevalence of trachoma, and secondary education attainment classified by Morioka City, the prefectural capital, and 13 counties were examined. Before the 1880s births, the height of those in Morioka was approximately 159 cm, the same height as those in rural areas. After 1880, the height of those in Morioka increased to more than 161 cm in the early 1900s, while the height of those in rural areas remained constant. Large declines in height, > 0.5 cm, were seen in those born in the year or following year of a natural disaster, epidemic, or economic depression. This result may suggest that height increased in urban areas as life improved, experiencing temporary deterioration of their living environment due to recession, natural disasters, and epidemics, whereas height changed little in rural areas because life remained almost the same during the early industrial period in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":46008,"journal":{"name":"Anthropologischer Anzeiger","volume":" ","pages":"29-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}