The secular trend in the diameter of the femur of American Whites and Negroes

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ID8320501
AutoresMildred Trotter (Washington University in St. Louis), Roy R Peterson (Washington University in St. Louis), Reimut Wette
Año1968
Volumen28
Número1
Páginas65-73
Fecha de publicación1968-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330280115
PMID5652253
OpenAlexW1996235550
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas6

The transverse diameter of the adult femur at the level of its mid‐bicondylar length is related to length, age and year of birth in American White and Negro skeletons of both sexes of the Terry Collection. The coefficients of correlation between age at death and birth year are significant in all four sex‐race groups, as are also the regression coefficients of transverse diameter on length and on age. The regression of length on age is negative and on birth year positive, although statistically significant only in the Negro male group. The partial regression coefficients of transverse diameter on length, on age, and on birth year, each eliminating the effects of the other two variables, are significant for length, not significant for age except in the Negro male group, and significant for birth year except in the Negro male group. Thus, the statistics of three of the sex‐race groups do not support the hypothesis that transverse diameter of the femur increases with age, but rather suggest a negative secular trend; the apparent inconsistency in these findings of the Negro male group can, however, be considered insignificant from a statistical point of view

Age groups · Biology · Femur · Linear regression · Race (biology) · Racial group · Regression analysis · Statistics · Transverse diameter · Anatomy · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Mathematics · Medicine · Surgery