{"title":"Is There Any Possible Relationship Between Antenatal Hydronephrosis and Prenatal Androgen Exposure? An Analysis Using the 2D:4D Digit Ratio","authors":"Sinan Kılıç, Çiğdem Kılıç","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70114","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The ratio of the index finger to the ring finger length (2D:4D) differs between sexes; it is typically higher in females than in males. This difference is thought to be related to intrauterine androgen exposure. Antenatal hydronephrosis is the most frequently detected anomaly during prenatal ultrasonographic evaluation of fetal development. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the 2D:4D ratio in newborns and the presence of congenital hydronephrosis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Between July 2023 and April 2024, the lengths of the second and fourth digits and medical birth records of newborns were documented. Infants who were followed antenatally for hydronephrosis and exhibited persistent findings on postnatal renal ultrasonography were included in the study group. The control group consisted of newborns without any antenatal or postnatal renal abnormalities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 82 newborns were included in the analysis. Among them, 50 had no antenatal or postnatal renal anomalies and comprised the control group. In 32 newborns, both antenatal and postnatal hydronephrosis were diagnosed. The 2D:4D was significantly higher in the hydronephrosis group compared to the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.001). No significant differences were found between right and left hand 2D:4D measurements within either group (<i>p</i> > 0.05).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The observation of significantly higher 2D:4D ratios in newborns with antenatal hydronephrosis may suggest a possible association with decreased prenatal androgen exposure. While the 2D:4D ratio is generally expected to be higher in females and lower in males, the finding of higher ratios in newborns with hydronephrosis may indicate a reduced androgen effect during fetal development in these cases. Although this finding is consistent with the fact that hydronephrosis is more frequently observed in male fetuses, it should be interpreted with caution and supported by further studies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144773705","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 Ecology and Human Biology of Pastoralists: Building on the Contributions of Michael A. Little","authors":"William R. Leonard","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70115","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Human biologists have long studied the ecology, health, and adaptive patterns of pastoralist populations around the world. Over the last 20 years, research among pastoralists has increasingly focused on how ongoing climatic and socioeconomic changes are influencing these populations and threatening this lifeway. Additionally, with the development and broader use of “field friendly” methods for measuring energy expenditure, metabolism, and diverse biomarkers of physiological health, we are now able to gain a much more detailed and dynamic picture of the adaptive strategies of pastoralists. This Virtual Special Issue of the <i>American Journal of Human Biology</i>, “Human Biology of Pastoralists Populations” (Edited by Benjamin Campbell), showcases important advancements in this research domain and highlights the foundational contributions of Michael A. Little to our understanding of the biology and health of pastoralist societies.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajhb.70115","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144767804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luciana Leite Silva Barboza, Raphael Henrique de Oliveira Araujo, Maria Luiza Felix Pessoa, Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins, the South American Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Network (SAPASEN) Collaborators
{"title":"Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Physical Activity in South American Children","authors":"Luciana Leite Silva Barboza, Raphael Henrique de Oliveira Araujo, Maria Luiza Felix Pessoa, Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins, the South American Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Network (SAPASEN) Collaborators","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70112","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to systematically review and apply meta-analytic procedures to investigate the prevalence and time spent in different physical activity (PA) intensities among South American children across the childhood spectrum, according to sex and protocol used.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCiELO); only studies with children between 0 and 11 years were included. Random-effects meta-analysis models were used to calculate the pooled estimates with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CI). All analyses were conducted using Stata 18.0.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The literature search yielded 12 217 articles, with 28 studies remaining relevant for this review. The main exclusion criteria for the manuscripts were lack of prevalence data and doubled data. Pooled estimates revealed that children spent 61.4 (95% CI, 54.4–68.5) min/day of moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA), with differences in the time spent between girls (mean: 49.8 [95% CI, 38.8–60.8]) and boys (mean: 63.4 [95% CI, 55.7–71.1]). We noticed a great variability in PA prevalence, which ranged from 1.7% to approximately 80%, and was consistently lower among girls. Studies using device-based measures tend to report lower levels of PA than those relying on self-reported data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>On average, South American children spend 61.4 min/day on MVPA, with high variability of both device-measured and self-reported PA. Regardless of the method used to measure PA, sex inequalities favorable to boys were noted.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144751421","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 Effects of Meteorological Conditions on the Circadian Rhythm of Births.","authors":"Alessio Fornasin, Laura Rizzi, Giovanni Fonseca","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70120","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajhb.70120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study is to evaluate the influences exerted by temperature on the circadian rhythm of births.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In the past births occurred mainly between midnight and dawn, while today births tend to be less frequent during the night hours. Today, almost all births are hospitalized and, therefore, they may adapt to the organizational requirements of the health care structures and staff. This piece of research regards births in Udine, a city in north-eastern Italy, recorded at the beginning of the 19th century. The data on births come from the French civil register. Weather data come from very detailed daily collection with three measurements per day. From the statistical point of view, we apply methods developed for circular data. In order to highlight relationships between time of birth and explanatory variables, we estimate MANOVA (multivariate analysis of variance) models and perform a statistical test for comparison between groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The test against the homogeneity of the hour-of-birth distributions across the 4 seasons is significant (p < 0.01). One-to-one comparison of the distributions is performed via Watson's two-sample test on data for each couple of seasons: the Summer-Autumn comparison is the only non-significant test of homogeneity. Moreover, we consider daily temperatures in the bivariate model in several different ways and transformations. The daily temperature effect is more significant if considered as the difference between the evening temperature of the day before the birth and the mean daily temperature of the same day, over the nine-year period 1807-1815. Finally, based on this division of the births, Watson's two-sample homogeneity test for the distribution of the hour of birth is significant (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We found that the circadian rhythm of births is influenced by temperature, with an anticipation of the time of birth on warmer days. To our knowledge, our results are the first evidence of the effects of daily temperature on the time of birth.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 8","pages":"e70120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12329704/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144796016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to “Unlocking Adolescence: A Novel Approach to Approximate the Sociocultural Implications of Puberty in Medieval Spain”","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70113","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Doe D. M., N. Candelas González, J. A. Gutiérrez González, O. Cambra-Moo, A. González Martín. 2025. “Unlocking Adolescence: A Novel Approach to Approximate the Sociocultural Implications of Puberty in Medieval Spain.” <i>American Journal of Human Biology</i> 37, no. 5: e70054. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70054.</p><p>In the second paragraph of the Discussion section (page 9), the first sentence which reads “Skeletons with age-at-death estimations of 810 years were determined…” is incorrect. It should read “Skeletons with age-at-death estimations of 8, 9 and 10 years were determined…”</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajhb.70113","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144725497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth M. Miller, Masako Fujita, Katie Hinde, Melanie A. Martin, Katherine Wander, Elizabeth A. Quinn
{"title":"Celebrating Over 10 Years of Human Milk Research in the Human Biology Association","authors":"Elizabeth M. Miller, Masako Fujita, Katie Hinde, Melanie A. Martin, Katherine Wander, Elizabeth A. Quinn","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70111","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Since we published “Field and Laboratory Methods in Human Milk Research” in 2013, human milk research has increased dramatically in both number and diversity of studies. Anthropological human biologists and biological anthropologists have played key roles in the realization of this research, arguing that evolutionary, developmental, and biocultural perspectives as essential for understanding variation in human milk. The purpose of this review is to highlight human biologists' and biological anthropologists' contributions to our understanding of human milk, often made in broadly collaborative research, as part of the 50th anniversary of the Human Biology Association. In this review, we identify three areas where human biologists have made major contributions: (1) understanding milk as a phenotype, (2) sex-differentiated milk synthesis, and (3) the cultural ecology of milk. We end this review by discussing future research directions and the applied and translational potentials of milk research, calling on human biologists to continue our leadership in the field in the decades to come.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144725580","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":"Gender/Sex Entanglement, Structural Sexism, and Injury: The Case of Australian Rules Football","authors":"Madeleine Pape","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article considers how to approach sporting injury from the perspective of gender/sex entanglement. Taking the case of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, I explore how the gender differences and inequalities that fundamentally shape many sporting environments may contribute to injury in women athletes. I look to Australian Rules football (Aussie Rules)—a male-dominated, high-contact, highly skilled running game and Australia's largest commercial sport—where, following the launch of a women's professional league in 2017, a marked gender disparity in ACL injury has been reported. Rather than attribute this reported disparity to essential biological differences between women and men, I consider how gendered practices and disparities may accumulate across the life course of athletes with consequences for the embodied experiences of women and girls. Building on the concept of structural sexism as a key determinant of health, I document gender-related differences and inequalities at the early childhood, youth, and elite levels of Aussie Rules football. Via this case, I contribute to calls for a dynamic, developmental, and fundamentally gendered approach to studies of injury both in and beyond sport.</p>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajhb.70096","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144657605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physical Strength Is Not Associated With Facial Sexual Dimorphism and Asymmetry in Either Czechs or Cameroonians","authors":"Olga Budnik, Karel Kleisner","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70109","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Handgrip strength is a widely used indicator of muscle strength and general health, but its association with facial morphology remains unclear. This study examined whether handgrip strength or its asymmetry is related to facial sexual shape dimorphism, perceived masculinity/femininity, and facial asymmetry in two culturally and genetically distinct populations: Cameroonian and Czech adults.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Geometric morphometric methods were applied to full-face portraits of 226 individuals (balanced by sex, aged 19–59), using 72 facial landmarks and semi-landmarks. Pearson correlations and a series of ANOVA analyses were then used to assess possible associations between facial traits and both absolute and asymmetric grip strength.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Across all models and subgroups, associations between handgrip strength and facial morphology were weak and nonsignificant. None of the facial characteristics reliably predicted either handgrip strength or its asymmetry in either men or women.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings suggest that facial morphology on its own does not reliably reflect muscular strength. Further research should incorporate longitudinal and cross-cultural designs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajhb.70109","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144647547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-Scalar Spatial Analysis of Social Determinants of Undernutrition in Schoolchildren in Tucumán, Argentina","authors":"María Laura Cordero, Eric D. Carter","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70108","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study analyzes the spatial clustering and socioeconomic and demographic determinants of child undernutrition in Tucumán, Argentina.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted an observational, cross-sectional study using data from over 11 000 school-aged children in Greater San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest metropolitan area in the Northwestern Greater Argentina (NGA) region. We examined undernutrition at the population level—focusing on stunting, wasting, and general undernutrition—by analyzing both individual-level factors (age, sex, birth weight, and preterm birth) and neighborhood-level factors (percentage of households with unmet basic needs and the presence of informal settlements). Spatial cluster analysis was performed using SaTScan to detect geographic patterns of stunting and wasting. We then described and compared area-level social determinants within the identified clusters. Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS version 25, and mapping was conducted with QGIS version 3.10.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In our study, about 6% of schoolchildren presented undernutrition of some kind, with similar percentages for stunting (2.77%) and wasting (2.98%). Multivariate analysis reveals these associations with stunting: age, low birth weight, preterm birth, and residence in high-poverty neighborhood; wasting was associated with preterm birth and residence in high-poverty neighborhood. Cluster analysis shows that undernutrition is concentrated spatially, in areas around informal settlements that lack clean water and modern sewers and have lower educational levels.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our findings underscore the value of a multi-scalar and ecological approach to child undernutrition in rapidly growing urban areas. This study contributes to the growing body of evidence on nutritional inequalities and highlights the relevance of spatial justice in the development of targeted public health interventions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144647546","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}
Tyler W. Myroniuk, Carren Ginsburg, Michael J. White, Stephen T. McGarvey, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Chantel F. Pheiffer
{"title":"Black South Africans Who Migrate Away From Their Rural Homes and Their Chances of Having Abdominal Obesity","authors":"Tyler W. Myroniuk, Carren Ginsburg, Michael J. White, Stephen T. McGarvey, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Chantel F. Pheiffer","doi":"10.1002/ajhb.70103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70103","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>South Africa is experiencing a heterogeneous and rapid nutrition transition. Rural-origin Black South Africans frequently migrate to access employment opportunities in urbanized areas, which could place individuals at risk for obesity due to accompanying dietary and lifestyle changes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We utilize longitudinal data—four waves from 2018 to 2022—with detailed internal migration and health information, and negligible participant attrition from the Migrant Health Follow-Up Study, with origin households located in rural northeast South Africa—Agincourt. We employ lagged-dependent variable regressions to test whether (1) the number of waves one is away from their rural home (0–4) and (2) residing in a densely populated urban area (Gauteng province) relative to other locations or remaining in Agincourt over the four waves, are differentially associated with having abdominal obesity, indicated by the preferable measure of the waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR), at Wave 4—after adjusting for Wave 1 obesity and other variables, including fast food consumption. WHtR is operationalized as a binary indicator of abdominal obesity as well as a standardized, continuous one. Our analytic sample includes women (<i>N</i> = 895) and men (<i>N</i> = 1010).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our results show that internal migrant women and men face higher chances of having abdominal obesity at Wave 4 than their nonmigrant counterparts. For men, both the number of waves as a migrant and ever migrating to Gauteng are consistently, strongly associated with the chances of having abdominal obesity—considerably more so than women.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>As obesity rates rise throughout urbanizing low- and middle-income countries, this research emphasizes the importance of understanding the correlates of the risks of obesity that internal migrants will face.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50809,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Human Biology","volume":"37 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144646958","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}