Greater sciatic notch morphology: Sex, age, and population differences

Walker, Phillip L.

doi:10.1002/ajpa.10422

Cited by 380Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyForensic and Genetic Research

Greater sciatic notch morphology: Sex, age, and population differences

Walker, Phillip L.·2005·American Journal of Physical Anthropology

DOI 10.1002/ajpa.10422

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The accuracy of a method for visually scoring sex differences in the greater sciatic notch was tested on 296 skeletons of known age and sex. The proportion of correct sex assignments is 80% when all specimens are classified, and 89% when os coxae assigned the score in which the sexes show the greatest overlap are excluded. Although many os coxae (35%) have this sexually intermediate morphology, excluding them has the advantage of substantially reducing sex biases in sexing errors. For both sexes, there is a strong relationship between age at death and sciatic notch score. People who die at a younger age tend to have wider, more feminine-appearing sciatic notches than people of greater longevity. There are also significant population differences. The 18th-19th century English sample from St. Bride's Church has a more feminine morphology than Americans of European or African ancestry. Environmental influences on skeletal development (vitamin D deficiency) appear to provide the most likely explanation for these population differences.

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Authors: Walker, P. L.
Affiliations: University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
Corresponding author: Walker, Phillip L.
Venue: American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2005-08
Volume: 127
Issue: 4
Pages: 385-391
ISSN: 0002-9483 (ISSN-L)
1096-8644
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10422
OpenAlex: W2084919564
Semantic Scholar: ccac84a44d92db78e9eb17e7fa8bfc81d8157a21
Cited by: 380
References: 36
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FWCI: 53.48
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 3683 d)
Locations: American Journal of Physical Anthropology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Smithsonian Institution
Leverhulme Trust
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
Keywords: greater sciatic notch, sex determination, age at death, skeletal morphology, os coxal, population differences, skeletal development, vitamin D deficiency
MeSH terms: Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anthropology, Physical, Anthropometry, Europe, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pelvic Bones, Sex Characteristics, United States, Population Groups

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