Assessing the influence of occupational and physical activity on the rate of degenerative change of the pubic symphysis in portuguese males from the 19th to 20th century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8316616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vanessa Campanacho (0000-0001-9731-1419, University of Coimbra, corresponding author), Ana Luisa Santos (0000-0001-6073-1532, University of Coimbra), Horacio Cardoso (0000-0003-1338-101X, University of Lisbon), Hugo F V Cardoso |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 148 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 371-378 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.22059 |
| PMID | 22553168 |
| OpenAlex | W2009192711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 42 |
Among the many factors suggested as potential sources of variation in the rate of ageing of the pubic symphysis is occupational/physical activity, but this has yet to be demonstrated. This study's main goal is to determine whether occupational/physical activity influences the aging process in the pubic symphysis. We analyzed a sample of 161 males (18–96 years) from two Portuguese identified skeletal collections, where age‐related features were recorded in the pubic symphysis as absent/present. The sample was divided in two groups according to the occupation of the individuals (manual and non‐manual) and in two groups according to the femoral robusticity index (robust and gracile). The manual and robust groups represent individuals with more physically demanding occupations while the non‐manual and gracile groups represent less physically demanding occupations. The possible influence of occupational/physical activity on the rate of ageing was evaluated by comparing the transition age for each age‐related feature, between the two groups, using logistic regression. Only the ligamentous outgrowths on the ventral beveling showed a statistically significant younger age in the robust group, indicating a possible faster rate or early timing of change in the individuals with a more physically demanding activity compared with their gracile counterparts. Thus, these results do not provide significant support to the hypothesis that individuals with a greater demanding occupation or physical activity show greater pubic symphysis degeneration. Further testing of this hypothesis in other samples with individuals from known occupation is required. Am J Phys Anthropol 148:371–378, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Ageing · Logistic regression · Pelvis · Portuguese · Pubic symphysis · Anatomy · Demography · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Sports injuries and prevention
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2022 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |