Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: = 17,958 observations of 5481 adults age 15+ years) inhabiting a pathogen-rich environment exhibited higher BT when first examined in the early 21st century (~37.0°C). BT subsequently declined by ~0.05°C/year over 16 years of socioeconomic and epidemiological change to ~36.5°C by 2018. As predicted, infections and other lifestyle factors explain variation in BT, but these factors do not account for the temporal declines. Changes in physical activity, body composition, antibiotic usage, and thermal environment are potential causes of the temporal decline.
Source: Science Advances
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,500
Awards: Toulouse Graduate School défis en économie et sciences sociales quantitatives, G120118695, Grandparenting and the Evolution of Post-Reproductive Lifespan, Human Life Course and the Biodemography of Aging, Growth, Development, Aging, and Sociality Among the Tsimane of Bolivia, RAPID: Surviving the Flood: Vulnerability, Risk Management, and Resilience after a Natural Disaster, G641642826, The Human Life Course and the Biodemography of Aging
OpenAlex ID: W3095328019