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Differences in the auxological characters of children with short stature - differential diagnostic possibilities of hypothyreosis
This study aimed to define the differences in growth characteristics in the three most frequent causes of growth retardation – growth hormone deficiency, hypothyreosis and constitutional delay of growth and development – in order to provide diagnostic means for distinguishing these disorders. The study included 166 children with growth disorders aged 4 to 18 years. The height for age, the bone age using the TW3 method, the predicted height as the target height and the current prediction using the TW3 method were studied. For bone age, the radius, ulna and short bones compartment (RUS) and carpal bones (CARP) were evalu...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - June 1, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Childhood health as reflected in adult urban and rural samples from medieval Denmark
This study examines the evidence of three skeletal markers relating to childhood health that leave permanent observable changes in the adult skeleton. Two are well known to paleopathology, namely Harris lines (HL) and linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH). The third skeletal marker is less commonly used; the permanent changes in the temporal bones, induced by chronic or recurrent infectious middle ear disease (IMED) in childhood. A total of 291 adult skeletons from an urban (n = 109) and a rural (n = 182) cemetery, from the Danish medieval period (1050–1536 CE) were included. The markers were examined for their co-occur...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - May 1, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Foot longitudinal arches in obese, overweight and normal weight females who differ in age
Publication date: Available online 27 March 2018 Source:HOMO Author(s): Agnieszka Jankowicz-Szymańska, Katarzyna Wódka, Małgorzata Kołpa, Edyta Mikołajczyk Nowadays, 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 medial l...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - April 30, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Multi-directional reach test in South Asian children: Normative reference scores from 5  year to 12 years old
Publication date: Available online 27 March 2018 Source:HOMO Author(s): Kavita Sharma, Asir John Samuel, Divya Midha, Vencita Priyanka Aranha, Kanimozhi Narkeesh, Narkeesh Arumugam Multi-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 recru...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - April 18, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Nutritional status of Onges of Little Andaman Island – current state and the change over the last fifteen years
Publication date: Available online 30 March 2018 Source:HOMO Author(s): M.P. Chander, A.P. Sugunan, H.M. Siddaraju, A.N. Shriram, B. Nagendra, P. Jawahar, P. Vijayachari Onges, 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 anthrop...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - March 31, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

An evaluation of dental methods by Lamendin and Prince and Ubelaker for estimation of adult age in a sample of modern Greeks
In conclusion, both methods can be considered accurate in estimating age-at-death of middle-aged individuals. This study provides more information about the accuracy and applicability of these dental methods on modern European populations. (Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology)
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - March 28, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Multi-directional reach test in South Asian children: Normative reference scores from 5 year to 12 years old
Publication date: Available online 27 March 2018 Source:HOMO Author(s): Kavita Sharma, Asir John Samuel, Divya Midha, Vencita Priyanka Aranha, Kanimozhi Narkeesh, Narkeesh Arumugam Multi-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 recruited by ...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - March 28, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Childhood health as reflected in an adult urban and a rural samples from medieval Denmark
This study examines the evidence of three skeletal markers relating to childhood health that leave permanent observable changes in the adult skeleton. Two are well known to paleopathology, namely Harris lines (HL) and linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH). The third skeletal marker is less commonly used; the permanent changes in the temporal bones, induced by chronic or recurrent infectious middle ear disease (IMED) in childhood. A total of 291 adult skeletons from an urban (n=109) and a rural (n=182) cemetery, from the Danish medieval period (1050-1536 AD) were included. The markers were examined for their co-occurrence, and dif...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - March 28, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Does field hockey increase morphofunctional asymmetry? A pilot study
Publication date: Available online 27 March 2018 Source:HOMO Author(s): M. Krzykała, P. Leszczyński, M. Grześkowiak, T. Podgórski, M. Woźniewicz-Dobrzyńska, A. Konarska, R. Strzelczyk, J. Lewandowski, J.M. Konarski Common 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 pl...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - March 28, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Foot longitudinal arches in obese, overweight and normal weight females who differ by age
Publication date: Available online 27 March 2018 Source:HOMO Author(s): Agnieszka Jankowicz-Szymańska, Katarzyna Wódka, Małgorzata Kolpa, Edyta Mikołajczyk Nowadays, 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 body mass index (BMI) – affected the heigh...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - March 28, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

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 to 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&l...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - March 28, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Social group dynamics predict stress variability among children in a New Zealand classroom
Publication date: Available online 27 March 2018 Source:HOMO Author(s): Julie Spray, Bruce Floyd, Judith Littleton, Susanna Trnka, Siobhan Mattison Previous 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 relation...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - March 28, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Relationship between temperament and fatness in 11-year-old children and 17-year-old adolescents from Wroc ław, 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...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - December 16, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Growth and development in school-age children from Rostov region, Russia: Comparison between urban and rural settings
Publication date: Available online 11 November 2017 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): V.B. Voynov, S.N. Kulba, Yu.Yu. Arapova The 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 ...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - November 13, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: research

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 (2minute) 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)
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - November 8, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: research