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Sedentary Behavior and Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Associated to BMI Changes in Brazilian Students During COVID-19. COVID-19 期间与巴西学生体重指数变化相关的久坐行为和超加工食品摄入量。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-10-06 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24165
Lucas de Oliveira Alves, Vitor Barreto Paravidino, Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves, Ana Lorena Lima Ferreira, Diego Viana Gomes, Sabrina Graziani Veloso Dutra-Malvar, Paula Guedes Cocate
{"title":"Sedentary Behavior and Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Associated to BMI Changes in Brazilian Students During COVID-19.","authors":"Lucas de Oliveira Alves, Vitor Barreto Paravidino, Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves, Ana Lorena Lima Ferreira, Diego Viana Gomes, Sabrina Graziani Veloso Dutra-Malvar, Paula Guedes Cocate","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.24165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>University students experienced significant changes in their routines with the implementation of remote learning during Covid-19 pandemic, including increase in sedentary behavior (SB) time and ultra-processed foods (UPF's) consumption, which may have influenced changes in body mass index (BMI).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the association between the variation in SB time and UPF's consumption with the variation in BMI, before and during the pandemic, in university students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a cross-sectional study, conducted between November 2020 and February 2021, with students from a public university of Southeast of Brazil, who answered an online questionnaire with questions regarding to the period before and during the pandemic. SB was assessed through questions about time spent on TV and electronic devices. A score of the frequency of UPF's consumption was estimated based on the Brazilian Food Guide. Self-reported information on height and body mass was used to calculate BMI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The sample comprised 3390 university students, with an average age of 28.7 (± 10.0) years. Among them, 65.4% were undergraduates, and 66.9% were women. SB time, UPF score, and BMI increased significantly during the pandemic, compared to the previous period. In this population, there was a significant association between increased SB time (β = 0.06; SE = 0.01; p < 0.001) and UPF score (β = 0.08; SE = 0.01; p < 0.001) with an increase in BMI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Changes in SB time and UPF score were associated with an increase in BMI before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in students from a Brazilian University.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382273","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}
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents From Southwest Colombia: Association Patterns Considering Adiposity. 哥伦比亚西南部儿童和青少年的心肺功能和心脏代谢风险因素:考虑肥胖的关联模式。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24163
Ricardo Antonio Agredo-Zuñiga, Diana C Parra, José Guillermo Ortega-Ávila, Milton Fabian Suarez-Ortegon
{"title":"Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents From Southwest Colombia: Association Patterns Considering Adiposity.","authors":"Ricardo Antonio Agredo-Zuñiga, Diana C Parra, José Guillermo Ortega-Ávila, Milton Fabian Suarez-Ortegon","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.24163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Little is known about the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)-cardiometabolic risk relationship in Latin American pediatric populations across different age/sex groups, especially when considering the potential effects of adiposity on the association. We evaluated cross-sectional associations between VO<sub>2max</sub> and cardiometabolic risk variables (CMRV), and verified whether the associations were independent of adiposity markers in school-aged children and adolescents from Cali, Colombia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The sample consisted of 1206 children aged 5-17 years. CMRV were fasting glucose, HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic, and diastolic pressure. Logistic regressions were conducted for associations of age/sex-specific tertiles of VO<sub>2max</sub> with age/sex-specific highest tertiles of CMRV (except HDL-C, lowest tertile) and a CMR cluster (> 2 CMRV in extreme tertiles), adjusting for socioeconomic stratum, and adiposity markers (BMI, body fat percentage, and waist circumference).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overweight/obesity ranged from 15% to 18% with no difference by sex. In children aged 5-11 years, high VO<sub>2max</sub> (highest tertile vs. lowest) was inversely associated with the CMR cluster [Odds ratio (95% confidence interval): 0.18 (0.06-0.47), p < 0.05] independently of adjustment for any adiposity marker in boys but not in girls. In the age group of 12-17 years, there were initially significant VO<sub>2max</sub>- CMR cluster and VO<sub>2max</sub>- CMRV associations but attenuated by adiposity adjustment. In girls, high VO<sub>2max</sub> was inversely associated with high systolic blood pressure regardless of adjustment for adiposity markers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>VO<sub>2max</sub> is inversely associated with cardiometabolic risk, but adiposity influences the association. The adiposity-independent association among younger boys requires further research. Interventions to tackle cardiometabolic risk in childhood may primarily focus on reducing excess adiposity, and secondarily on improvement of CRF.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331845","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}
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Calculation and Comparison of Step Guidelines for Preschooler Physical Activity While Indoors. 学龄前儿童室内体育活动步数指南的计算与比较。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24162
Halle Roman, Leanne M Redman, Cody D Neshteruk, Derek Hales, Brian Helsel, Chelsea L Kracht
{"title":"Calculation and Comparison of Step Guidelines for Preschooler Physical Activity While Indoors.","authors":"Halle Roman, Leanne M Redman, Cody D Neshteruk, Derek Hales, Brian Helsel, Chelsea L Kracht","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.24162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24162","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Preschooler physical activity (PA) is vital for growth and development. The World Health Organization PA guidelines state preschoolers should achieve ≥ 180 min/day of Total PA (TPA) of which ≥ 60 min is moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). A step/day recommendation to match these guidelines may be a more practical metric for caregivers to promote PA. The purpose of our investigation is to improve upon existing step recommendations by creating one for indoor-based activities, acknowledging where preschoolers spend most of their time, and various cut-points for PA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a laboratory study (Aim 1), a validated direct observation protocol was used to quantify preschooler PA intensity while performing indoor activities (n = 35). Actigraph GT3x accelerometers were placed on the waist, wrist, and ankle to measure step count. In a field study (Aim 2), habitual PA of 881 preschoolers (7113 valid days) via waist-worn accelerometers was used to assess the agreement between created guidelines (Aim 1) and other step recommendations with PA guidelines using Receiver Operating Characteristic and Area Under the Curve (ROC-AUC).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the laboratory study, calculated indoor step ranges were 6960-7440 (waist), 7200-8640 (wrist), and 7680-9120 (ankle) to align with existing PA guidance. In the field, the higher step guidelines (> 12 000) achieved very limited agreement, due to few preschoolers achieving this metric. The 6000 step/day guidelines had the highest agreement (AUCs: TPA: 0.637; MVPA: 0.751; TPA + MVPA: 0.761) with PA guideline.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>When preschoolers are indoors, 6000 steps may be the minimum for adequate PA.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331844","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}
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Sex Ratio at Birth in Ireland. COVID-19 大流行对爱尔兰出生性别比的影响》(The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Sex Ratio at Birth in Ireland)。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-09-26 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24159
Gwinyai Masukume, Amy L Non, Peyton Cleaver, Victor Grech
{"title":"The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Sex Ratio at Birth in Ireland.","authors":"Gwinyai Masukume, Amy L Non, Peyton Cleaver, Victor Grech","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.24159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The sex ratio at birth (SRB), calculated as male divided by total live births, is an important indicator of population health. Typically, male live births slightly outnumber female live births. Population events, including pandemics, can alter the SRB, with effects sometimes evident 9 months post-event, potentially due to changes in sexual behavior and/or stress levels. This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the SRB in the Republic of Ireland.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Publicly available monthly live birth data for Ireland were obtained from the Central Statistics Office for the period 2015 to 2021. Time series analysis predicted the SRB for 2020 using data from 2015 to 2019, with comparisons made between observed and predicted values.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In December 2020, 9 months after the March 2020 COVID-19 declaration, the observed SRB sharply fell to 49.44% (97.80 males for every 100 females), below the 95% prediction interval of 50.31% to 52.15%, significantly deviating from the expected male predominance. December 2020 also recorded the lowest average daily number of births (n = 145) in the study period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The sharp decline in the SRB in December 2020, alongside the lowest birth count, suggests reduced sexual intercourse at the population level, particularly in March 2020, aligning with recommendations from Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE advocated precautionary measures such as limiting partnered sex in March 2020 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. These findings highlight the pandemic's potential impact on population dynamics and stress the importance of SRB monitoring as a low-cost and readily available health indicator, especially during national crises.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331847","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}
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An Association Between Left-Hand Digit Ratio (2D:4D) and Anthropometric Indexes in Chinese Children and Adolescents Aged 8-15 Years in Bengbu City. 蚌埠市 8-15 岁中国儿童和青少年的左手位数比(2D:4D)与人体测量指标之间的关系。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-09-26 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24160
Ya Zhang, Ruiyao Cao, Wenxiu Li, Han Fu, Jiamin Zhu, Xuemo Xu, Rui Wang, Ziyu Peng, Lianguo Fu
{"title":"An Association Between Left-Hand Digit Ratio (2D:4D) and Anthropometric Indexes in Chinese Children and Adolescents Aged 8-15 Years in Bengbu City.","authors":"Ya Zhang, Ruiyao Cao, Wenxiu Li, Han Fu, Jiamin Zhu, Xuemo Xu, Rui Wang, Ziyu Peng, Lianguo Fu","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.24160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The digit ratio (2D:4D) is a possible marker of prenatal hormone exposure. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between digit ratio (2D:4D) and anthropometric indexes in Chinese children and adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study is a cross-sectional study. A school-based survey among 685 children and adolescents aged 8-15 years were conducted by stratified cluster sampling. The length of index finger (2D) and ring finger (4D) of the left hand, height, sitting height (ST), weight, chest circumference (CC), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), and abdominal skinfold thickness (AST) were measured. Pearson correlation and multivariate linear regression were used to analyze associations between 2D:4D and above indexes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In girls, 2D:4D was positively related to WC, AST, waist-to-height (WHtR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) after adjusting for ages (p < 0.05). The WC, AST, WHtR, and WHR among girls with 2D:4D ≥ 1 were significantly higher than those among girls with 2D:4D < 1, respectively (p < 0.05). However, there was no correlations between digit ratio (2D:4D) and above anthropometric indexes in boys (p > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The 2D:4D was related to anthropometric indexes in girls, which suggests that the maternal prenatal hormone exposure might be related to the anthropometric indexes of their female offspring.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331843","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}
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Exploring the Relationship Between Stress, Salivary C-Reactive Protein, and Embodied Physiological Responses in a Nigerian Population. 探究尼日利亚人口的压力、唾液 C-反应蛋白和胚胎生理反应之间的关系。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24158
Taiye Winful, Modupe Sorunke, Jada Benn Torres
{"title":"Exploring the Relationship Between Stress, Salivary C-Reactive Protein, and Embodied Physiological Responses in a Nigerian Population.","authors":"Taiye Winful, Modupe Sorunke, Jada Benn Torres","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.24158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24158","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The impacts of stress on inflammation, although hypothesized, have not been thoroughly examined, especially in relation to social and environmental factors and particularly within Black populations. This study aims to explore the biological mechanisms of embodiment linking stress and health to understand physiological changes in the body's response to psychological stress in a Nigerian population. Through a multidisciplinary approach, this study queries the relationship between stress, cortisol, and salivary C-reactive protein (sCRP), a biomarker of inflammation, while also validating the use of sCRP as a potential and accurate stress indicator in the field.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, 138 passive drool saliva samples (n<sub>female</sub> = 89 n<sub>male</sub> = 49) were collected and assessed for sCRP and cortisol levels in adults. Participants also completed a short demographic survey and, to measure psychological stress, the General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12). Relationships between sCRP and stress-related variables (i.e., cortisol, GHQ-12, and demographic data) were assessed using Spearman's correlations, simple regression, multivariable linear regression, and exploratory factor analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>sCRP levels ranged from 20.57 to 6879.41 pg/mL across all samples, with significant differences between female and male participants. The GHQ-12 was not a significant predictor of sCRP variability. However, socio-demographic factors such as body mass index (BMI), age, self-reported sex, ethnic identity, and cortisol were significant predictors, collectively explaining 24%-27% of the variation in sCRP.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Socio-demographic predictors like BMI, age, sex, and particularly ethnic group experience in Nigeria encapsulate aspects of embodied stress, that significantly affect sCRP variability.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331846","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}
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Heart Rate and Its Variability Are Associated With Resting Metabolic Rate and Substrate Oxidation in Young Women but Not in Men. 年轻女性的心率及其变化与静息代谢率和底物氧化有关,但与男性无关。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24157
Juan M A Alcantara, Anabel González-Acedo, Francisco J Amaro-Gahete, Abel Plaza-Florido
{"title":"Heart Rate and Its Variability Are Associated With Resting Metabolic Rate and Substrate Oxidation in Young Women but Not in Men.","authors":"Juan M A Alcantara, Anabel González-Acedo, Francisco J Amaro-Gahete, Abel Plaza-Florido","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.24157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aims to examine the relationship between resting vagal-related heart rate variability (HRV) parameters and heart rate (HR) with resting metabolic rate (RMR) and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) in young adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 74 young adults (22 ± 2 years old, 51 women) were included in this cross-sectional study. HRV was assessed using a HR monitor, whereas RMR and RER were determined by indirect calorimetry.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Linear regression analyses showed a positive association between HR and RER in women (standardized β = 0.384, p = 0.008), while negative associations were observed between vagal-related HRV parameters and RER in women (β ranged from -0.262 to -0.254, all p ≤ 0.042). No significant association was found between the abovementioned physiological parameters in men.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Here, we show that HR is positively associated with RER in young women but not in men, while vagal-related HRV parameters are inversely related to RMR, therefore suggesting a potential sexual dimorphism between cardiac rhythm and its relationship with markers of cardiometabolic health status.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02365129.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300114","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}
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Recent Research on the Human Biology of Pastoralists 有关牧民人类生物学的最新研究
IF 2.9 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24156
Benjamin Campbell
{"title":"Recent Research on the Human Biology of Pastoralists","authors":"Benjamin Campbell","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.24156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24156","url":null,"abstract":"Despite encroachment by agricultural systems and globalization, pastoral nomads maintain a robust presence in terms of numbers and subsistence activity. At the same time, increasing concern about climate change has promoted awareness that increased climatic fluctuation may push pastoral population past their capacity for resilience. The response of pastoralists to climate change has important implications for our evolutionary past and our increasingly problematic future. Yet, pastoralists have received less explicit attention than foragers as populations under consistent selective constraints including limited caloric intake, high levels of habitual activity, and high disease burdens. Additional factors include exposure to cold and high temperatures, as well as high altitude. Over the last 20 or so years, the use of new techniques for measuring energetics, including actigraphs and doubly labeled water have built on existing noninvasive sample collection for hormones, immune markers and genes to provide a more detailed picture of the human biology of pastoral populations. Here I consider recent work on pastoralists from Siberia and northern Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. I survey what is known about maternal milk composition and infant health, childhood growth, lactase persistence, and adult energy expenditure and lactase persistence to build a picture of the pastoralist biological response to environmental conditions, including heat, cold, and high altitude. Where available I include information about population history because of its importance for selection. I end by outlining the impact of milk consumption and climate over the human life cycle and make suggestions for further research.","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142254949","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}
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Infant Temperament Is Associated With Milk Cortisol but Not With Maternal Childhood Trauma 婴儿性情与乳汁皮质醇有关,但与母亲的童年创伤无关
IF 2.9 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24150
Anna Apanasewicz, Maja Matyas, Magdalena Piosek, Natalia Jamrozik, Patrycja Winczowska, Małgorzata Krzystek‐Korpacka, Anna Ziomkiewicz
{"title":"Infant Temperament Is Associated With Milk Cortisol but Not With Maternal Childhood Trauma","authors":"Anna Apanasewicz, Maja Matyas, Magdalena Piosek, Natalia Jamrozik, Patrycja Winczowska, Małgorzata Krzystek‐Korpacka, Anna Ziomkiewicz","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.24150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24150","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies have suggested that maternal childhood trauma (MCT) may influence infant temperament, but the underlying physiological mechanisms remain unclear. This study sought to confirm the involvement of breast milk cortisol in the link between MCT and infant temperament. The study sample included 90 mother–infant dyads recruited from the urban Polish population. MCT was assessed based on the Early Life Stress Questionnaire (ELSQ) and infant temperamental factors (surgency/extraversion, negative affectivity, and orienting/regulation) using the Infant Behavior Questionnaire‐Revised at 12 months of life. Cortisol was assayed in milk samples collected at 5 months of life using the ELISA method. Based on the ELSQ median, the sample was divided into low and high MCT groups. The ANCOVA models with milk cortisol as a covariant were run to check the effect of low versus high MCT on infant temperament. We found a positive association between milk cortisol and orienting/regulation. Surprisingly, the low and high MCT groups did not significantly differ in milk cortisol. Furthermore, we found that MCT was unrelated to any infant temperamental factor. While recent literature on the association between milk cortisol and infant temperament is inconsistent, our results suggest that high orienting/regulation might be an adaptation to adverse environments such as stress. Moreover, the infant's temperament appears to be more responsive to the current exposition to maternal stress than her experience of traumatic stress.","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142254953","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}
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Sex Differences in Strength During Development: Implications for Inclusivity and Fairness in Sport 发育过程中力量的性别差异:体育运动的包容性和公平性的意义
IF 2.9 4区 医学
American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24152
Jeremy P. Loenneke, Akemi Abe, Sakiya Yamasaki, Ryoji Tahara, Takashi Abe
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