Hyperostosis frontalis interna in ancient populations from the Carpathian Basin - A possible relationship between lifestyle and risk of development

The prevalence of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) was examined in different periods of the Carpathian Basin from 4900 BCE to 17th century AD. The study seeks to evaluate temporal changes in HFI and the possible impact of lifestyle on it. The studied material consisted of 4668 crania from Hungar...

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Published in:	International journal of paleopathology Vol. 24; pp. 108 - 118
Main Authors:	Szeniczey, Tamás, Marcsik, Antónia, Ács, Zsófia, Balassa, Tímea, Bernert, Zsolt, Bakó, Katalin, Czuppon, Tamás, Endrődi, Anna, Évinger, Sándor, Farkas, Zoltán, Hlavenková, Lucia, Hoppál, Krisztina, Kálmán Kiss, Csaba, Kiss, Krisztián, Kocsis, Kinga, Kovács, Loránd Olivér, Kovács, Péter F, Köhler, Kitti, Költő, László, Kővári, Ivett, László, Orsolya, Lovász, Gabriella, Lovranits, Júlia, Lukács, József, Masek, Zsófia, Merczi, Mónika, Molnár, Erika, Németh, Csilla Emese, Ódor, János Gábor, Paja, László, Pap, Ildikó, Patay, Róbert, Rácz, István, Rácz, Zsófia, Ritoók, Ágnes, Szenthe, Gergely, Szilas, Gábor, Szőke, Béla Miklós, Tóth, Zoltán, Vida, Tivadar, Wolff, Katalin, Finnegan, Michael, Hajdu, Tamás
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 01-03-2019
Subjects:	Archaeology - history Archaeology - methods Fossils - history Frontal Bone - pathology History, 16th Century History, 17th Century Humans Hungary Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna - history Life Style Paleopathology - methods Prevalence Risk Serbia Hungary Serbia Lifestyle Hyperostosis frontalis interna Paleopathology
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Summary:	The prevalence of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) was examined in different periods of the Carpathian Basin from 4900 BCE to 17th century AD. The study seeks to evaluate temporal changes in HFI and the possible impact of lifestyle on it. The studied material consisted of 4668 crania from Hungary and Serbia. The crania were analyzed employing macroscopic and endoscopic examination. In historic periods, sex and age played a pivotal role in HFI development. Among predominantly pastoralist populations of the 5th-8th and 10th centuries, prevalence of HFI was considerably higher than in the medieval populations of the 9th-17th centuries. In addition to age and sex, other factors could be implicated in HFI development. The physiological effects of the pastoralist lifestyle and diet on insulin regulation could explain the increased risk of developing HFI in the 5th-8th and 10th-century populations. The study provides the first comprehensive dataset of HFI from different archaeological periods from the Carpathian Basin. It has implications for lifestyle and risk of HFI development in past populations. The archaeological periods are not equally represented. In order to better understand the etiology of HFI, lifestyle factors can be used to elucidate the risk of developing HFI in ancient populations.
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ISSN:	1879-9817 1879-9825
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.10.003