Disparities in bone density across contemporary Amazonian forager‐horticulturalists: Cross‐population comparison of the Tsimane and Shuar

Jonathan Stieglitz, Felicia C. Madimenos, Melissa Liebert, Tara J. Cepon-Robins, Samuel Urlacher, J. Josh Snodgrass and Lawrence Sugiyama
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Jonathan Stieglitz: TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Felicia C. Madimenos: QC - Queens College [CUNY] - CUNY - City University of New York [New York]
Melissa Liebert: Northern Arizona University [Flagstaff]
Tara J. Cepon-Robins: University of Colorado [Colorado Springs]
Samuel Urlacher: Baylor University
J. Josh Snodgrass: University of Oregon [Eugene]
Lawrence Sugiyama: University of Oregon [Eugene]

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Abstract: This study investigates bone density across the life course among Bolivian Tsimane and Ecuadorian Shuar of Amazonia. Both groups are rural, high‐fertility forager‐horticulturalists, with high lifetime physical activity levels. We test whether Tsimane and Shuar bone density patterns are different from each other, and if both groups are characterized by lower osteoporosis risk compared to U.S. references.

Keywords: Bone mineral density; Osteoporosis; Quantitative ultrasonometry; Shuar; Tsimane (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-01
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Published in American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2020, 171 (1), pp.50-64. ⟨10.1002/ajpa.23949⟩

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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23949

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