RT Journal Article
T1 Late subadult ontogeny and adult aging of the human thorax reveals divergent growth trajectories between sexes
A1 García Martínez, Daniel
A1 Bastir, Markus
A1 Villa, Chiara
A1 García-Río, Francisco
A1 Torres-Sánchez, Isabel
A1 Recheis, Wolfgang
A1 Barash, Alon
A1 Khonsari, Roman Hossein
A1 O’Higgins, Paul
A1 Meyer, Marc
A1 Heuzé, Yann
A2 Marszalek, Rafal
AB Sexual dimorphism is an important feature of adult thorax morphology, but when and how sex-related differences in the ribcage arise during ontogeny is poorly known. Previous research proposed that sex-related size differences in the nasal region arise during puberty. Therefore, we explore whether ribcage sexual dimorphism also arises at that time and whether this sexual dimorphism is maintained until old age. We measured 526 (semi)landmarks on 80 CT-based human ribcage reconstructions, on individuals ranging from 7 to 65 years old. The 3D coordinates were submitted to the Procrustes superimposition and analyzed. Our results show that the trajectories of thorax size and shape between sexes diverge at around 12 years of age, and continue slightly diverging until old age. The differential ontogenetic trends cause adult male ribcages to become deeper, shorter, and wider than females. Our results are consistent with the evidence from the cranial respiratory system, with the development of sexual dimorphism is probably related to changes in body composition during puberty combined with changes in the reproductive system.
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100835
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100835
LA eng
NO García-Martínez, D., Bastir, M., Villa, C. et al. Late subadult ontogeny and adult aging of the human thorax reveals divergent growth trajectories between sexes. Sci Rep 10, 10737 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67664-5
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad  (España)
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación y Universidades (España)
NO Ministerio de Sanidad (España)
NO Universidad de Burdeos
DS Docta Complutense
RD 14 dic 2025