Regression equations for the estimation of stature from long bones, although derived from modern human populations, are frequently applied to early hominids. In fact, some of these equations have even been recommended or especially created to be applied to Australopithecus remains. In this study, 45 sets of regression and correlation formulae, recurrent in anthropological and medico-legal liter...

Four hundred and forty-nine children with heights below -2.5 SD were identified by screening for height a total population of 48221 in three Scottish cities. Children participating in the study could be classified into 5 groups: severe growth hormone deficiency (n = 13), partial growth hormone deficiency (n = 25), low birthweight short stature (n = 34), constitutional short stature (n = 178), a...

Stature is one of the characteristic elements biological profile, allowing identification human bone remains in a forensic context. has strong relationship proportionality with long bones lower limb. This study focuses on biometric exploitation whole-bone tibia to estimate stature. The objective evaluate performance different stature estimation methods using various measurements. In addition, u...

BACKGROUND The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) recommends using the percentage of ideal body weight (%IBW(CFF)) and body mass index percentiles (BMIp) to assess weight-for-height status and to screen for malnutrition. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine the agreement and discrepancy between the use of %IBW(CFF) and BMIp for screening malnutrition. DESIGN Data from 13 021 children report...

BACKGROUND Back pain is a common condition which has been described as a serious public health problem. Spinal shrinkage has been used as an index of spinal loading in a range of tasks. Epidemiological evidence shows that body mass index (BMI: 30 kg/m(2)) is related to the development of low back pain however, no studies have described the stature change patterns of obese individuals. This stud...

BACKGROUND Data on stature in Iranian children and adolescents at national level are limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of short stature with life satisfaction (LS) and self-rated health (SRH) in children and adolescents. METHODS Data were obtained from a nationwide survey entitled childhood and adolescence surveillance and prevention of adult non-communicab...

The use of (costly) growth hormone (GH) treatment in short children is often justified by the assumption that short stature considerably reduces quality of life in adults. We tested this assumption in 5 groups of short adults: 25 patients with isolated GH deficiency; 17 male patients with childhood onset renal failure; 25 women with Turner syndrome and 26 patients who were presented as a child ...

BACKGROUND Low birth weight (LBW) is associated with an increased risk of mortality, adverse metabolic conditions, and long-term chronic morbidities. The relationship between LWB and short maternal stature coupled with nutritional status was investigated in poor communities. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A cross-sectional population-based study involving 2226 mother-child pairs was conducted dur...