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Growth and development in school-age children from Rostov region, Russia: Comparison between urban and rural settings
Publication date: December 2017Source: HOMO, Volume 68, Issue 6Author(s): V.B. Voynov, S.N. Kulba, Yu.Yu. ArapovaAbstractThe purposes of the current study were: (1) to describe growth and physical development and establish norms for schoolchildren from Rostov region in Russia; (2) to compare major characteristics of development between urban and rural children by sex and age.Nearly 200,000 children (198,712) aged between 7 and 17 years from 232 urban and rural schools of Rostov region (Southern Federal District of Russia) participated in the study. School age is a period of intensive growth and physiological and psychologi...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - July 5, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Influence of socio-economic status and television watching on childhood obesity in Kolkata
Publication date: December 2017Source: HOMO, Volume 68, Issue 6Author(s): S. Bharati, M. Pal, S. Shome, P. Roy, P. Dhara, P. BharatiAbstractObesity is fast becoming an epidemic among the urban children and it has its adverse effect on the status of health even during adulthood. In this paper an attempt is made to assess the percentage of obesity among 6–10 year children and assess the effect of different socio-economic variables and TV watching on childhood obesity. We restricted our study to primary school-going children who attended classes I–IV. The sample consisted of 5216 children from 20 different Bengali medium ...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - July 5, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Relationship between temperament and fatness in 11-year-old children and 17-year-old adolescents from Wrocław, Poland
The objective of the present cross sectional study was to analyze the relationship between some temperament components and fatness among children in two developmental periods, approximately before and after adolescence. Participants included 122 children aged 11 years (57 boys and 65 girls), and 153 adolescents aged 17 years (64 boys and 89 girls) from 6 primary and 4 secondary schools in Wrocław, Poland. Height, weight, triceps-, subscapular and abdominal skinfold thicknesses were measured. Temperament was assessed by a questionnaire of Buss and Plomin (1984) in two versions: EAS-C for children completed by parents and E...
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Sex-specific reliability and multidimensional stability of responses to tests assessing neuromuscular function
In conclusion, the present study demonstrated greater central and peripheral fatigue for female participants following sustained (2 minute) isometric maximal voluntary contraction of the plantar flexor muscles for all repeated trials and indicated an acceptable agreement between measurements of the characteristic variables made using the three different devices (dynamometry, electrical stimulation, and surface electromyography) over time for both sexes. (Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology)
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Evaluation of the contribution of D9S1120 to anthropological studies in Native American populations
We report statistical results of forensic importance for D9S1120. On average, the modal alleles were the Native American-specific allele 9RA (0.3254) and 16 (0.3362). Genetic distances between Native American and worldwide populations were estimated. When D9S1120 was included in the 15 STR population dataset, we observed improvements for admixture estimation in Mestizo populations and for representing congruent genetic relationships in dendrograms. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) based on D9S1120 confirms that most of the genetic variability in the Mexican population is attributable to their Native American backgrou...
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Secular trends in stature of late 20th century white South Africans and two European populations
Publication date: December 2017Source: HOMO, Volume 68, Issue 6Author(s): J. Myburgh, K. Staub, F.J. Rühli, J.R. Smith, M. SteynAbstractDuring the 20th century a general positive secular trend for stature is observed in developed countries around the world while shorter statures, often associated with a lack of a positive secular trend, have mostly been observed in populations with lower SES. The purpose of this study was to compare secular changes in stature between 20th century South Africans of European descent and two European populations. The comparative samples include Dutch males with which there is an assumed gene...
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Publication date: December 2017Source: HOMO, Volume 68, Issue 6Author(s): (Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology)
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Estimation of sex in a contemporary Saudi population based on sternal measurements using multidetector computed tomography
Publication date: December 2017Source: HOMO, Volume 68, Issue 6Author(s): A.A. Ahmed, F.O. Alshammari, A.S. Alrafiaah, A.A. Almohaisani, O.A. Al-Mohrej, F.O. AlkubaidanAbstractSex estimation is an essential step for identifying unknown individuals and usually depends on the presence of highly dimorphic bones, such as the pelvis and skull. Nevertheless, the body integrity can be compromised in certain circumstances, and these bones might be absent; therefore, the ability to use other bones for sex estimation is crucial. The aims of this study were to collect baseline data for sternal dimensions in Saudi adults, assess the e...
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Regression equations for the estimation of stature and body mass using a Greek documented skeletal collection
Publication date: December 2017Source: HOMO, Volume 68, Issue 6Author(s): E. Nikita, M.-E. ChovalopoulouAbstractBody size is an important variable in bioarchaeological and forensic studies, making the accurate calculation of stature and body mass imperative. Given that anatomical and morphometric approaches offer accurate results but require a particularly good preservation of the skeletal material, whereas mathematical and mechanical methods are more easily applicable but they are largely population-specific, the present paper uses a ‘hybrid’ approach in order to generate regression equations for the prediction of sta...
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Nutritional status of Onges of Little Andaman Island – Current state and the change over the last fifteen years
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): M.P. Chander, A.P. Sugunan, H.M. Siddaraju, A.N. Shriram, B. Nagendra, P. Jawahar, P. VijayachariAbstractOnges, an indigenous vulnerable tribe, inhabit the Little Andaman Island. Study undertaken during 1997, recorded high prevalence of undernutrition among children. Subsequently, food rationing was modified by Andaman and Nicobar administration. In the present study, health and nutritional status of this tribe was assessed in 2013 after a gap of 15 years. All individuals in the tribe were included. Various health parameters, viz, nutritional ant...
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Foot longitudinal arches in obese, overweight and normal weight females who differ in age
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): Agnieszka Jankowicz-Szymańska, Katarzyna Wódka, Małgorzata Kołpa, Edyta MikołajczykAbstractNowadays, excessive body weight is the cause of death of more people than malnutrition. Obesity is a growing health problem worldwide, which also results in a considerable number of movement dysfunctions, including degenerative changes and foot pain. The study aimed to assess the effect of overweight and obesity on the height of foot arches in females aged 10–84 years, as well as to establish which factor – age or BMI – affected the height of med...
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Does field hockey increase morphofunctional asymmetry? A pilot study
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): M. Krzykała, P. Leszczyński, M. Grześkowiak, T. Podgórski, M. Woźniewicz-Dobrzyńska, A. Konarska, R. Strzelczyk, J. Lewandowski, J.M. KonarskiAbstractCommon practice in field hockey requires athletes to adopt a semi-crouched posture, so players have a greater risk of musculoskeletal disorders than non-athletes.The aim of the present study was to assess how field hockey determines asymmetry in morphological and functional characteristics of the body by comparing athletes to control participants.The sample consisted of 15 male field hockey play...
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Multi-directional reach test in South Asian children: Normative reference scores from 5 year to 12 years old
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): Kavita Sharma, Asir John Samuel, Divya Midha, Vencita Priyanka Aranha, Kanimozhi Narkeesh, Narkeesh ArumugamAbstractMulti-directional reach test (MRT) emerged as a valid and reliable assessment tool for balance evaluation among elderly. The normative reference scores have been established in adults and elderly people, but they were not yet established for children. Hence, we aimed at establishing the normative reference scores of MRT among the school going children aged between 5 and 12 years. Children (N = 194; 124 males, 70 females) were re...
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Social group dynamics predict stress variability among children in a New Zealand classroom
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): Julie Spray, Bruce Floyd, Judith Littleton, Susanna Trnka, Siobhan MattisonAbstractPrevious research proposes stress as a mechanism for linking social environments and biological bodies. In particular, non-human primate studies investigate relationships between cortisol as a measure of stress response and social hierarchies. Because human social structures often include hierarchies of dominance and social status, humans may exhibit similar patterns. Studies of non-human primates, however, have not reached consistent conclusions with respect to rela...
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Association of normative values of grip strength with anthropometric variables among students, in Jiangsu Province
This study was aimed at presenting norms of grip strength values and their association with anthropometric characters among students in Jiangsu Province.Cross-sectional studies were carried out among 255,157 males and females aged 7–22 years in 2010–2013. Weight and height were obtained and handgrip strength was measured. The sample was stratified by sex, age and residential area. Data were analyzed using chi-squared test and Spearman’s correlation coefficient, calculated using SPSS version of 20.0.Grip strength increased with age and was significantly stronger in males than in females across all age groups (P &#...
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