{"title":"Age at menarche and its association with blood pressure in adult women of developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Gaili Wang, Weihao Shao, Xiaorui Chen, Caifang Zheng, Bowen Zhang, Weidong Zhang","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2184866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2184866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Evidence about the effect of age at menarche (AAM) on blood pressure (BP) has largely been drawn from studies in developed countries. Studies in developing countries are expanding recently but have not been summarised.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To systematically explore the association between AAM and BP and the potential modifiers in developing countries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science for publications until March 2022. A random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty studies were eligible. In studies with participants' mean age at BP assessment <55 years, women in the oldest group as compared with the middle or the youngest group of AAM had a higher risk of hypertension in those studies without adjustment for confounders (RR 1.79, 95% CI 1.41-2.28, <i>I<sup>2</sup></i>=97.0%), those with adjustment for confounders excluding adiposity (1.25,1.04-1.51, <i>I<sup>2</sup></i>=84.8%), and those with adjustment for confounders including adiposity (1.38,1.03-1.86, <i>I<sup>2</sup></i>=91.8%). In studies with participants' mean age at BP assessment ≥55 years, no significant differences were found for studies without adjustment for confounders (RR 1.07, 95% CI 0.78-1.47, <i>I<sup>2</sup>=</i>90.3%), studies with adjustment for confounders excluding adiposity (0.85, 0.78-0.92, <i>I<sup>2</sup></i>=12.3%), or studies with adjustment for confounders including adiposity (0.95, 0.80-1.11, <i>I<sup>2</sup></i>=45.5%). A similar association was observed between AAM and baseline systolic BP and diabolic BP.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Late menarche was associated with a higher risk of BP and this association was modified by age and adiposity in developing countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"126-135"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9154413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Forensic characteristics and genetic substructure analysis of the Handan Han population, Northern China.","authors":"Chi-Zao Wang, Lan-Hai Wei, Jia-Shuo Zhang, Xue-Er Yu, Mei-Sen Shi, Hui Li, Ru-Feng Bai, Shu-Hua Ma","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2181985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2181985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We analysed the forensic characteristics and substructure of the Handan Han population based on 36 Y-STR (short tandem repeat) and Y-SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) markers. The two most dominant haplogroups in Handan Han, O2a2b1a1a1-F8 (17.95%) and O2a2b1a2a1a (21.51%), and their abundant downstream branches, reflected the strong expansion of the precursor of the Hans in Handan. The present results enrich the forensic database and explore the genetic relationships between Handan Han and other neighbouring and/or linguistically close populations, which suggests that the current concise overview of the Han intricate substructure remains oversimplified.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"123-125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9157494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association study of <i>PCSK9</i> SNPs (rs505151 & rs562556) and their haplotypes with CVDs in Indian population.","authors":"Kiran Devi, Archna Bhargave, Imteyaz Ahmad, Anita Yadav, Ranjan Gupta","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2171121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2171121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as the most prevalent cause of death in India. Pro-protein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (<i>PCSK9)</i> gene has been found to be associated with lipid levels and a biomarker for susceptibility of CVD.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To study the association of <i>PCSK9</i> SNPs rs505151 & rs562556 and their haplotypes with CVDs in the Indian population.</p><p><strong>Subjects & methods: </strong>The present study comprised of 102 angiographically proven CVD patients & 100 healthy subjects. To study polymorphism, Polymerase Chain Reaction and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method was used. Biochemical parameters were analysed by enzymatic methods or automated analysers. Haplotype analysis was done using SHEsis software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The dominant genetic model with an odds ratio (confidence interval) of 4.71 (2.59 - 8.5), (<i>p</i> value = .0001), shows the risk of CVDs. However, rs562556 (I474V) variant was not found to be associated with clinical parameters and risk of CVDs (<i>p</i> value >.05). Out of four haplotypes, H3 (G-A) was found to be associated with the CVDs (OR- 3.137, <i>p</i> value = .0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study concludes that G allele of rs505151 SNP (<i>PCSK9)</i> and the H3 (G-A) haplotype of rs505151 & rs562556 were found to be risk factors for CVDs in the Indian population.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"56-62"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10858370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of an Okinawa panel for biogeographic inference of Okinawans.","authors":"Hiroaki Nakanishi, Vania Pereira, Claus Børsting, Torben Tvedebrink, Aya Takada, Kazuyuki Saito","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2257594","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2257594","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Precision ID Ancestry Panel with 165 SNP markers was unable to differentiate between mainland Japanese and Okinawa Japanese or to distinguish either of them from other East Asian populations.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>An Okinawa panel was developed with the aim of further separating Okinawa Japanese individuals from mainland Japanese and other Asian groups. Seventy-five SNPs were selected using the most informative markers from the literature. Further, 22 SNPs were selected to separate Okinawa Japanese at minimum SNPs.</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>Samples were collected from 48 unrelated individuals from mainland Japan and 46 unrelated residents of the Okinawa prefecture. Data were evaluated by STRUCTURE, principal component, and GenoGeographer analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 22 SNP set had similar levels of differentiation in STRUCTURE and PCA analyses as the 75 SNP set. GenoGeographer analysis showed that, out of the 46 Okinawa Japanese individuals, the 75 SNP and 22 SNP sets correctly assigned the Okinawan population as the most likely population of origin for 32 and 31 individuals, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Neither SNP set could completely differentiate between Okinawa Japanese and other Asian groups, however, these sets should be useful for crime investigation, when the sample, cost and time are limited.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"436-441"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41162520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The growth status of North Korean refugee adolescents in South Korea: comparison with South Korean adolescents.","authors":"So-Yeong Kim, Hye-Min Ku, Seong-Woo Choi","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2183988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2183988","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To assess the growth status of North Korean refugee adolescents (NKRA) living in South Korea (SK) and compare their growth status with that of SK adolescents (SKA).</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>NKRA were interviewed from 2017 to 2020, whereas the data for SKA were from the 2016 to 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. SKA and NKRA were matched by age and gender in a 3:1 ratio and 534 SKA and 185 NKRA were enrolled.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After adjusting for the covariates, NKRA had greater prevalences of thinness (odds ratio [OR], 11.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.9-45.6) and obesity (OR, 12.0; 95% CI, 3.1-46.1) than SKA, but were not of short stature. In comparison with SKA in low-income families, NKRA had similarly greater prevalences of thinness and obesity, but not of short stature. As the length of stay of NKRA in SK increased, the prevalence of short stature and thinness did not decrease, while the prevalence of obesity increased significantly.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although they had lived in SK for several years, NKRA had greater prevalences of thinness and obesity than SKA and the prevalence of obesity increased significantly with the length of stay in SK.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"148-151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9346569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Na Sun, Le Tao, Rui Wang, Kongyang Zhu, Xiangjun Hai, Chuan-Chao Wang
{"title":"The genetic structure and admixture of Manchus and Koreans in northeast China.","authors":"Na Sun, Le Tao, Rui Wang, Kongyang Zhu, Xiangjun Hai, Chuan-Chao Wang","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2182912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2182912","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The fine-scale genetic profiles and population history of Manchus and Koreans remain unclear.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To infer a fine-scale genetic structure and admixture of Manchu and Korean populations.</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>We collected and genotyped 16 Manchus from Liaoning and 18 Koreans from Jilin province with about 700K genome-wide SNPs. We analysed the data using principal component analysis (PCA), ADMIXTURE, Fst, TreeMix, <i>f</i>-statistics, <i>qpWave</i>, and <i>qpAdm</i>.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Manchus and Koreans showed a genetic affinity with northern East Asians. Chinese Koreans showed a long-term genetic continuity with Bronze Age populations from the West Liao River and had a strong affinity with Koreans in South Korea and Japan. Manchus had a different genetic profile compared with other Tungusic populations since the Manchus received additional genetic influence from the southern Chinese but didn't have West Eurasian-related admixture.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The genetic formation of Manchus involving southern Chinese was consistent with the extensive interactions between Manchus and populations from central and southern China. The large-scale genetic continuity between ancient West Liao River farmers and Koreans highlighted the role farming expansion played in the peopling of the Korean Peninsula.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"161-171"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9537427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A simple anthropometric estimation formula for healthy female labourers' leg volume.","authors":"Hsin-Hung Tu","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2168058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2168058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Leg volume (LV) is an important reference in nutrition, physiology in exercise, or clinical diagnosis. Therefore, how to evaluate LV easily and quickly with accuracy is important in these areas.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To develop a simple anthropometric estimation formula with ease of use and good accuracy for leg volume (LV) of female labourers.</p><p><strong>Subjects: </strong>One hundred and thirty female labourers (110 subjects for formula regression procedure and 20 subjects for the comparison phase) were recruited as subjects with no reported leg surgery history, trauma, or deformity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A set of 3 D scanners was used to measure the range data of each subject's leg.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The resultant LV estimation formula is LV = 0.215 × LL × CTH<sup>1.620</sup> with <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.967, in which LL stands for leg length and CTH for circumference of thigh. Mean error of this LV estimation is 0.10% and much smaller than that of the previous study (25.11% with significant difference).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>An anthropometric estimation formula for female labourers' leg volume was developed in this study. Estimation mean error of this formula is much smaller than the one in the previous study. This formula is easy to use and shows good accuracy in estimating female labourers' leg volume.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"152-160"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9825612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phylogenetic analyses of 41 Y-STRs and machine learning-based haplogroup prediction in the Qingdao Han population from Shandong province, Eastern China.","authors":"Guang-Yao Fan, De-Zhi Jiang, Yao-Heng Jiang, Wei Song, Ying-Yun He, Nixon Austin Wuo","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2168057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2168057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Known for its rich history and culture, Qingdao is a typical symbol of Chinese maritime culture. Its unique genetic landscape has aroused interest among geneticists and forensic scientists. However, the genetic landscape of Qingdao has never been uncovered.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This investigation intends to provide light on Qingdao's paternal genetic diversity and its evolutionary connections to other Han subgroups.</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>The genetic polymorphisms of 41 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (STR) loci in the Qingdao Han were investigated using SureID<sup>®</sup> PathFinder Plus Kit. Phylogenetic studies were performed using genotype data from 52 East Asian groups at 23 common Y-STR loci. A multidimensional scaling plot and cladogram were constructed. Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) was carried out for predicting categories among the Han people. The k-nearest neighbour (kNN) algorithm was utilised to designate Y-SNP haplogroups for each haplotype.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Qingdao Han were genetically far from the Tibeto-Burman populations and close with the Han people from northern China. LDA indicated a deep integration among the present-day Han people. By the kNN model, the predicted O2a2 and O2a1 were shown to be the predominant Y-SNP haplogroups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study would be helpful for reconstructing the patrilineal history in China and establishing a more comprehensive Y-STR database.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"35-41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9108404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geolocation prediction from STR genotyping: a pilot study in five geographically distinct global populations.","authors":"Mansi Arora, Hirak Ranjan Dash","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2217382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2217382","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Traditional CE-based STR profiles are highly useful for the purpose of individualisation. However, they do not give any additional information without the presence of the reference sample for comparison.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To assess the usability of STR-based genotypes for the prediction of an individual's geolocation.</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>Genotype data from five geographically distinct populations, i.e. Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, Estonian, and Bahrainian, were collected from the published literature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A significant difference (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in the observed genotypes was found between these populations. D1S1656 and SE33 showed substantial differences in their genotype frequencies across the tested populations. SE33, D12S391, D21S11, D19S433, D18S51, and D1S1656 were found to have the highest occurrence of \"unique genotype's\" in different populations. In addition, D12S391 and D13S317 exhibited distinct population-specific \"most frequent genotypes.\"</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Three different prediction models have been proposed for genotype to geolocation prediction, i.e. (i) use of unique genotypes of a population, (ii) use of the most frequent genotype, and (iii) a combinatorial approach of unique and most frequent genotypes. These models could aid the investigating agencies in cases where no reference sample is available for comparison of the profile.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"274-281"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9753692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lili Qing, Peng Xiong, Yumei Lu, Hongyan Jiang, Shengjie Nie
{"title":"Sex-dependent association of DNA methylation in the coding region of the corticotropin-releasing hormone gene and schizophrenia spectrum disorder.","authors":"Lili Qing, Peng Xiong, Yumei Lu, Hongyan Jiang, Shengjie Nie","doi":"10.1080/03014460.2023.2212176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2212176","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) is a common mental disorder causing severe and chronic disability. Epigenetic changes in genes related to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are believed to play an important role in SSD pathogenesis. The methylation status of the corticotropin-releasing hormone (<i>CRH</i>) gene, which is central to the HPA axis, has not been investigated in patients with SSD.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>We investigated the methylation status of the coding region of the <i>CRH</i> gene (hereafter, <i>CRH</i> methylation) using peripheral blood samples from patients with SSD.</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>We used sodium bisulphite and MethylTarget to determine <i>CRH</i> methylation after collecting peripheral blood samples from 70 patients with SSD who had positive symptoms and 68 healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong><i>CRH</i> methylation was significantly increased in patients with SSD, especially in male patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Differences in <i>CRH</i> methylation were detectable in the peripheral blood of patients with SSD. Epigenetic abnormalities in the <i>CRH</i> gene were closely related to positive symptoms of SSD, suggesting that epigenetic processes may mediate the pathophysiology of SSD.</p>","PeriodicalId":50765,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Human Biology","volume":"50 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9753694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}