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VDR polymorphisms effect on bone mineral density in Polish postmenopausal women. VDR多态性对波兰绝经后妇女骨密度的影响。
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-09-28 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1356
Anna Elżbieta Spinek, Ireneusz Majsterek, Anna Walczak, Iwona Rosset, Ewa Sewerynek, Elżbieta Żądzińska
{"title":"VDR polymorphisms effect on bone mineral density in Polish postmenopausal women.","authors":"Anna Elżbieta Spinek,&nbsp;Ireneusz Majsterek,&nbsp;Anna Walczak,&nbsp;Iwona Rosset,&nbsp;Ewa Sewerynek,&nbsp;Elżbieta Żądzińska","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1356","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Purpose:</i> Osteoporosis is the most widespread systemic disease of the skeleton. According to estimated data for Poland, it affects ca. 3 million people. Although the disease is multifactorial, with significant influence of environmental factors on the increase of the risk of its occurrence, genetic factors play an important role in its pathogenesis. The aim of this study was an analysis of the relation of the <i>ApaI</i>, <i>BsmI</i> and <i>TaqI</i> polymorphisms of the VDR gene, with bone mineral density measured in lumbar spine and/or in proximal femur in a group of polish women. <i>Methods:</i> The study included 135 women at the postmenopausal age from the area of central Poland. BMD was measured at the hip and/or at the lumbar spine, using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The influence of the selected VDR genotypes on bone mineral density was studied using the ApaI, the BsmI and the TaqI restriction enzymes. Lifestyle information was obtained via questionnaire. <i>Results:</i> Women with the 'bb' genotype showed lower BMD values of the hip (Total BMD value) comparing to patients with 'BB' or 'Bb' genotypes. We did not observe similar correlation for the lumbar spine. The remaining polymorphisms (ApaI and TaqI) did not demonstrate a significant relation with the differentiation of the mean BMD values obtained from the hip nor from lumbar vertebrae. <i>Conclusion:</i> The present study has demonstrated that the <i>BsmI</i> polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor gene is a factor of bone mineral density changes in postmenopausal women from Poland.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 3","pages":"239-260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39211501","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}
引用次数: 2
UCT Human Skeletal Repository: Its stewardship, history, composition and educational use. UCT人类骨骼库:它的管理,历史,组成和教育用途。
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1402
Victoria E Gibbon, Alan G Morris
{"title":"UCT Human Skeletal Repository: Its stewardship, history, composition and educational use.","authors":"Victoria E Gibbon,&nbsp;Alan G Morris","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1402","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The University of Cape Town (UCT) Human Skeletal Repository began in 1913 and its composition a century later reflects the history of biological anthropology at the University, in South Africa and internationally. It consists of 1059 skeletons from archaeological (472; 44%), cadaveric (372; 36%) and forensic contexts (160; 14%). They are used for educational and research purposes to provide engaged scholarship and experiential learning for undergraduate and postgraduate students from a variety of disciplines including health professionals. The cadaveric remains help build population specific standards, forensic cases assist to address social and criminal justice, and the archaeological discoveries to preserve African culture and heritage. Overall, the repository provides a distinct contribution to knowledge locally and globally. The new management approach of the repository is presented. Ethical considerations and management policies are discussed. Stewardship of these individuals is facing several challenges and there are areas that continue to require attention. UCT is committed to address past unethical procurement of remains through engaging with the relevant interested and affected parties in restitution and repatriation.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 2","pages":"139-147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25563201","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}
引用次数: 7
Mandibular third molar maturation stage as indicator for the legal adult age in an Egyptian sample. 下颌骨第三磨牙成熟阶段作为埃及样本中法定成年年龄的指标。
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1344
Fatma Mohamed Hassan, Asmaa Mohammad Moawad, Walaa Samir, Yara Rabia Helaly, Noha Saleh Abu-Taleb
{"title":"Mandibular third molar maturation stage as indicator for the legal adult age in an Egyptian sample.","authors":"Fatma Mohamed Hassan,&nbsp;Asmaa Mohammad Moawad,&nbsp;Walaa Samir,&nbsp;Yara Rabia Helaly,&nbsp;Noha Saleh Abu-Taleb","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Determination of the age of majority is of critical importance in forensic and legal practice. This study aimed to assess the mandibular third molar maturation stage in discriminating adults and minors in an Egyptian population sample using two methods: Cameriere's third molar maturity index (I<sub>3M</sub>) and Demirjian's stage of maturation; further, the I<sub>3M</sub> cut-off value of < 0.08 for age 18 years and older was tested. The study included 350 digital panoramic radiographs of 14-24 years old participants. The effectiveness of I<sub>3M</sub> < 0.08 and Demirjian's stages were assessed using sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, post-test probability, positive likelihood ratio, and negative likelihood ratio. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed to detect the overall effectiveness of I<sub>3M</sub> and Demirjian's stages to determine adults. I<sub>3M</sub> < 0.08 showed accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, post-test probability, positive and negative likelihood ratios of 88.65%, 91.74%, 83.67%, 90.6%, 5.62 and 0.10 respectively in males, and 82.76%, 80.16%, 87.04%, 91.03%, 6.18 and 0.23 in females. Stage H showed the best specificity and post-test probability within Demirjian stages; 91.84% and 94.06% in males and 90.74% and 91.84% in females. Both I<sub>3M</sub> and Demirjian's stage H of the mandibular third molar were useful indicators for discriminating between Egyptian adults and minors. The cut-off value of I<sub>3M</sub> < 0.0625 in males and I<sub>3M</sub> < 0.104 in females showed a better discrimination performance than I<sub>3M</sub> < 0.08 among Egyptians.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 2","pages":"87-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25432331","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}
引用次数: 3
Sexual dimorphism in mastoid process volumes measured from 3D models of dry crania from mediaeval Croatia. 从克罗地亚中世纪干颅骨三维模型测量乳突突体积的两性二态性。
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1243
Anja Petaros, Sabrina B Sholts, Mislav Čavka, Mario Šlaus, Sebastian K T S Wärmländer
{"title":"Sexual dimorphism in mastoid process volumes measured from 3D models of dry crania from mediaeval Croatia.","authors":"Anja Petaros,&nbsp;Sabrina B Sholts,&nbsp;Mislav Čavka,&nbsp;Mario Šlaus,&nbsp;Sebastian K T S Wärmländer","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1243","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>3D analysis of skeletal volumes has become an important field in digital anthropology studies. The volume of the mastoid process has been proposed to display significant sexual dimorphism, but it has a complex shape and to date no study has quantified the full mastoid volume for sex estimation purposes. In this study we compared three different ways to isolate the volume of the mastoid process from digital 3D models of dry crania, and then evaluated the performance of the three different volume definitions for sex estimation purposes. A total of 170 crania (86 male, 84 females) excavated from five medieval Croatian sites were CT-scanned and used to produce 3D stereolitographic models. The three different isolation techniques were based on various anatomical landmarks and planes, as well as the anatomy of the mastoid process itself. Measurements of the three different mastoid volumes yielded different accuracies and precisions. Interestingly, anatomical structures were sometimes more useful than classical landmarks as demarcators of mastoid volume. For all three volume definitions, male mastoid volumes were significantly larger than female volumes, in both relative and absolute numbers. Sex estimation based on mastoid volume showed a slightly higher precision and better accuracy (71% correct classifications) than visual scoring techniques (67%) and linear distance measurements (69%) of the mastoid process. Sex estimation based on cranial size performed even better (78%), and multifactorial analysis (cranium size + mastoid volume) reached up to 81% accuracy. These results show that measurements of the mastoid volume represent a promising metric to be used in multifactorial approaches for sex estimation of human remains.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 2","pages":"113-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25586223","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}
引用次数: 6
Integration patterns of the asymmetric components of the skull: A covariational statistical approach on a modern Greek sample. 头骨不对称成分的整合模式:现代希腊样本的协变统计方法。
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1369
Andreas Bertsatos, Maria-Eleni Chovalopoulou
{"title":"Integration patterns of the asymmetric components of the skull: A covariational statistical approach on a modern Greek sample.","authors":"Andreas Bertsatos,&nbsp;Maria-Eleni Chovalopoulou","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1369","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objectives:</i> The integration patterns of the asymmetric components of the skull can be informative, especially in the diagnosis and surgical treatment planning of patients. This research aims to explore the interactions of the asymmetric components between the mandible, the basicranium, and the upper face. <i>Material and methods</i>: The sample comprises 100 skulls of Greek adults and the three-dimensional coordinates of 35 landmarks, extracted from the cranial and mandibular virtual 3D bones, were analyzed using the generalized least-squares Procrustes method. The integration patterns of the asymmetric components of the shapes of the specific structures were evaluated through partial least-squares correlation analysis with a two-blocks approach. <i>Results</i>: When handling the skull regions separately, there is statistically significant integration of the asymmetric components between the mandible and the basicranium as well as between the mandible and the upper face. Furthermore, the mandible and the basicranium exhibit the strongest interaction among the three pairs examined. <i>Conclusions</i>: The asymmetric variation of the skull regions should be taken into consideration for surgical treatment planning. However, comparing our findings with other studies revealed that the utilization of the skull regions in the context of a structure as a whole while running the analysis, as well as different landmark combinations, may lead to different results. Furthermore, there might be population-specificity to certain integration patterns of the asymmetric component of the total shape variation among skull regions. Hence, surgical bone restoration, especially in the mandible, should consider overall skull asymmetry and population-specific data to ensure optimal integration.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 2","pages":"129-137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25563200","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}
引用次数: 0
Bone mineral density and body composition in Polish girls with Myelomeningocele: effects of adapted physical activity and past fractures. 波兰女孩髓脊膜膨出的骨密度和身体成分:适应性体育活动和既往骨折的影响
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1357
Joanna Cieplińska, Anna Kopiczko
{"title":"Bone mineral density and body composition in Polish girls with Myelomeningocele: effects of adapted physical activity and past fractures.","authors":"Joanna Cieplińska,&nbsp;Anna Kopiczko","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the relationship between the condition of bone mineral density and body composition and the adapted physical activity, the number of past fractures and selected somatic characteristics of girls with myelomeningocele (MMC). The study examined 37 girls with myelomeningocele (MMC) at the age of 11.9 ± 1.8 years. Bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) of the forearm were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Anthropometric measurements were also made and selected anthropological indices were calculated. A percentage of body fat, fat mass (FM in kg) and fat-free body mass (FFM in kg) were calculated, whereas the incidence of fractures of lower and upper limbs was evaluated during interviews. Underestimated BMD characteristic for osteopenia occurred only in physically inactive girls. Low % age-matched was observed in all physically inactive girls, whereas it was less pronounced in physically active girls. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between BMD and: body height, sitting height, body weight, BMI, fat mass and fat-free mass. Regardless of physical activity, significantly higher Z-score values (F = 12.9; <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001) were observed in girls who had not suffered from fractures compared to their peers who reported one or more past fractures in different skeletal locations. Active participation in physical activity of children with MMC may be a factor determining good bone tissue condition. The prevention of fractures in children in wheelchairs can be an important part of maintaining healthy bone tissue and a better quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 2","pages":"149-157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25563202","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}
引用次数: 0
Childhood dietary quality predicts adult facial fluctuating asymmetry in contemporary New Mexicans. 儿童饮食质量预测当代新墨西哥人成人面部波动不对称。
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1319
K M Rusk, Keith L Hunley, Carmen Mosley, Meghan Healy, Gaelyn R D Archer, Heather J H Edgar
{"title":"Childhood dietary quality predicts adult facial fluctuating asymmetry in contemporary New Mexicans.","authors":"K M Rusk,&nbsp;Keith L Hunley,&nbsp;Carmen Mosley,&nbsp;Meghan Healy,&nbsp;Gaelyn R D Archer,&nbsp;Heather J H Edgar","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1319","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in adults is thought to reflect specific types of developmental stress. If true, adult FA may be a proxy for developmental stress in past as well as current populations. To date, studies of the link between development and adult FA have produced ambiguous results due to insufficient measurement data for childhood environments. This study seeks to overcome this limitation using a structural equation modeling approach to evaluate the relationship between 29 measures of developmental environments and precise measures of adult FA. Sociodemographic information and 3D facial photographs were collected from 80 adult New Mexicans. Facial FA was measured from the photographs using geometric morphometric analysis of 12 facial landmarks. Each participant responded to a questionnaire addressing the developmental environment, including childhood home environment, family SES, health, and dietary quality. We used structural equation models to examine predictive relationships between latent variables constructed from questionnaire responses and adult facial FA. Childhood dietary quality was negatively associated with adult FA scores, meaning that poorer diets predict higher FA (standardized path coefficient -0.174, <i>p</i> = 0.039). Factors that loaded positively on the dietary quality construct were a diet quality index, the frequency of homemade meals, and the frequency of homemade breakfast, while the frequency of fast-food meals loaded negatively. No other latent variable predicted adult facial FA. We posit that the negative relationship between dietary quality and FA reflects a negative energy balance experienced during development. Insufficient nutrition results in a reduced capacity to buffer against environmental perturbations, with increased FA as evidence. Given previously established links between FA and adult health outcomes in humans, this finding also underscores the importance of dietary quality during development for ensuring health and wellbeing later in life. These results indicate that FA in facial shape may signal the relative quality of dietary conditions during development.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 2","pages":"159-172"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39073412","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}
引用次数: 1
Reliable classification of intentional cranial vault modification and nonsynostotic deformational plagiocephaly using 3D geometric morphometrics. 利用三维几何形态计量学对有意颅拱顶改变和非融合变形斜头畸形进行可靠分类。
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1339
Valda Gail Black, Danielle Shawn Kurin
{"title":"Reliable classification of intentional cranial vault modification and nonsynostotic deformational plagiocephaly using 3D geometric morphometrics.","authors":"Valda Gail Black,&nbsp;Danielle Shawn Kurin","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The style and degree of cranial vault modification (CVM) can have a significant impact on the reliability of assigning crania into operational categories and correlates. These issues can, in turn, influence the interpretation of cultural practices in the archaeological record. If we intend to deploy head shape as a meaningful unit of analysis to address issues of anthropological significance, we need a reliable way to demarcate discrete categories. Here we employ 3D geometric morphometrics to study head shape variation and improve classification accuracy. The present study rendered 3D models of 52 crania (8 unmodified, 44 modified annular) affiliated with the prehispanic Chanka Culture (AD 1000-1400) of south-central Peru. A combination of landmarks and semi-landmarks captured the shape and curves of sampled crania. Principal components analysis (PCA) revealed clusters of shape categories, and agglomerative hierarchical cluster analysis quantified the spectrum of variation. Our methods found four categories of circumferential head shape: <i>annular erect, annular oblique, unmodified</i>, and a new operational category termed <i>slight</i>. This last category was most prone to misclassification through gross inspection. We argue that differences in head shape are due to diverse modes of babywearing and childcare in the late prehistoric Andes. This study provides 3D geometric morphometric techniques that can help alleviate some of the classification errors that have long confounded practicing bioarchaeologists.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 2","pages":"99-1111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25432759","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}
引用次数: 0
Anatomical variations of the foramen transversarium of cervical vertebrae from the ancient population of Herculaneum (79 CE; Naples, Italy). 古赫库兰尼姆人(公元79年)颈椎横孔的解剖变异那不勒斯,意大利)。
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-03-21 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1309
Joan Viciano, Marta Remigio, Ruggero D'Anastasio, Luigi Capasso
{"title":"Anatomical variations of the foramen transversarium of cervical vertebrae from the ancient population of Herculaneum (79 CE; Naples, Italy).","authors":"Joan Viciano,&nbsp;Marta Remigio,&nbsp;Ruggero D'Anastasio,&nbsp;Luigi Capasso","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1309","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Variations in the number, size and shape of the foramina transversaria of cervical vertebrae can affect the anatomical course of vital blood vessels and nerves, with the risk for pathological conditions, like vertebrobasilar insufficiency. This can result in compression of the vertebral artery during neck movements, which is characterised by headache, migraine, difficulties in swallowing, problems with speech and sight, balance disturbances and hearing disorders, among others. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of the diverse anatomical variants of the foramen transversarium in 446 cervical vertebrae from the skeletal remains of 83 victims who died on the ancient beach of Herculaneum (Italy) during the eruption of Vesuvius Volcano in 79 CE. There were complete and incomplete double foramina transversaria in 20.6% of the vertebrae, and absence of foramen transversarium in an atlas (0.2%), a very rare condition in the literature. As the foramen transversarium is a key determinant for correct development of the vertebral artery, evaluations of variations in its number, size and shape provide useful information on the prevalence of these variations in the life and health conditions in the ancient population of Herculaneum.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 1","pages":"61-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25396285","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}
引用次数: 1
Formulas for estimating living stature based on bony pelvic measurements reconstructed from computed tomography images. 基于计算机断层扫描图像重建的骨盆腔测量估计生活身高的公式。
IF 0.6 4区 社会学
Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-03-21 DOI: 10.1127/homo/2021/1239
Norio Imai, Kazuhisa Funayama, Hayato Suzuki, Kazuki Tsuchiya, Izumi Minato, Naoto Endo
{"title":"Formulas for estimating living stature based on bony pelvic measurements reconstructed from computed tomography images.","authors":"Norio Imai,&nbsp;Kazuhisa Funayama,&nbsp;Hayato Suzuki,&nbsp;Kazuki Tsuchiya,&nbsp;Izumi Minato,&nbsp;Naoto Endo","doi":"10.1127/homo/2021/1239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1127/homo/2021/1239","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Introduction:</i> A major challenge in anthropology is the estimation of human stature based on human bones since the stature of cadavers is slightly different from that of living humans. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of estimating living stature in Japanese subjects based on sacral and coccygeal lengths as measured on three-dimensional (3D) models of the femur and pelvis reconstructed from cross-sectional computed tomography (CT) images. <i>Subjects and methods:</i> For this cross-sectional study, 106 healthy Japanese subjects (54 men and 52 women) were recruited. We measured the distances from the anterosuperior iliac spine (ASIS) to the most posterior point of the ischial spine (IS) (ASIS-IS), and from the ASIS to the most inferior point of the ischial tuberosity (IT) (ASIS-IT) on 3D bone models reconstructed from multi-slice CT images. Correlations of living stature with ASIS-IS and/or ASIS-IT on the left and right sides of the pelvis were evaluated. Multiple regression equations were derived and used as formulas for living stature estimation. <i>Results:</i> In men, living stature had strong correlations with ASIS-IS + ASIS-IT on both the left and right sides; Pearson's correlation coefficients were 0.717 and 0.706, respectively. In contrast, in women, living stature showed stronger correlations with all of the studied parameters; Pearson's correlation coefficients were highest for ASIS-IS + ASIS-IT on both the left and right sides (r = 0.753 and 0.744, respectively) compared with those in men. Formulas based on ASIS-IS + ASIS-IT provided the best estimation in both men and women, while ASIS-IS alone demonstrated a better estimation than ASIS-IT on both the left and right sides. <i>Conclusions:</i> This study revealed that ASIS-IS and ASIS-IT measured from CT images were reliable predictors of living stature in the Japanese population. Our estimation formulas were derived from measurements of living stature that were not affected by the physiological changes observed in cadavers. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to derive estimation formulas based on living stature. Our method may be useful in the identification of disaster victims, wherein long bones are usually not found intact but pelvic bones are. Furthermore, the findings could be relevant to the field of anthropology for estimating living stature.</p>","PeriodicalId":46714,"journal":{"name":"Homo-Journal of Comparative Human Biology","volume":"72 1","pages":"33-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25368921","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}
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