TABLE 2.
Prevalence rates of scorbutic lesions in adult skeletons by age group
| 18–25 years | 26–35 years | 36–45 years | ≥ 46 years | > 18 years | All | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No./Total | % | No./Total | % | No./Total | % | No./Total | % | No./Total | % | No./Total | % | |
| Definite variables | ||||||||||||
| 1. Sphenoid, greater wing | 1/29 | 3.45 | 4/81 | 4.94 | 5/121 | 4.13 | 3/46 | 6.52 | 0/3 | 0.00 | 13/280 | 4.64 |
| 2. Maxilla, posterior | 1/33 | 3.03 | 0/96 | 0.00 | 5/146 | 3.42 | 0/55 | 0.00 | 0/9 | 0.00 | 6/339 | 1.77 |
| 3. Mandible, medial coronoid | 1/33 | 3.03 | 5/105 | 4.76 | 1/157 | 0.64 | 0/61 | 0.00 | 0/12 | 0.00 | 7/368 | 1.90 |
| 4. Palate, process | 2/32 | 6.25 | 2/91 | 2.20 | 1/137 | 0.73 | 2/45 | 4.44 | 0/6 | 0.00 | 7/311 | 2.25 |
| 5. Maxilla, alveolar process | 2/33 | 6.06 | 3/96 | 3.12 | 8/145 | 5.52 | 1/53 | 1.89 | 0/9 | 0.00 | 14/336 | 4.17 |
| 6. Mandible, alveolar process | 1/33 | 3.03 | 3/107 | 2.80 | 2/158 | 1.27 | 2/62 | 3.23 | 0/12 | 0.00 | 8/372 | 2.15 |
| Indicative variables | ||||||||||||
| 7. Infraorbital foramen, porosity | 0/30 | 0.00 | 4/75 | 5.33 | 3/106 | 2.83 | 1/30 | 3.33 | 0/3 | 0.00 | 8/244 | 3.28 |
| 8. Radius | 2/33 | 5.71 | 5/109 | 4.59 | 5/159 | 3.14 | 5/63 | 7.94 | 0/16 | 0.00 | 17/382 | 4.45 |
| 9. Ulna | 0/33 | 0.00 | 4/109 | 3.67 | 5/162 | 3.09 | 4/62 | 6.45 | 0/16 | 0.00 | 15/384 | 3.91 |
| 10. Coxae | 3/33 | 9.09 | 4/92 | 4.35 | 2/152 | 1.32 | 3/54 | 5.56 | 0/3 | 0.00 | 12/334 | 3.59 |
| 11. Femur, diaphysis | 7/35 | 20.00 | 10/108 | 9.26 | 6/162 | 3.70 | 5/61 | 8.20 | 2/24 | 8.33 | 30/390 | 7.69 |
| 12. Femur, linea aspera | 6/35 | 17.14 | 6/108 | 5.56 | 1/162 | 0.62 | 4/61 | 6.56 | 0/24 | 0.00 | 17/390 | 4.36 |
| 13. Tibia | 8/33 | 24.24 | 39/102 | 38.24 | 48/160 | 30.00 | 29/62 | 46.77 | 3/18 | 16.67 | 127/375 | 33.87 |
| 14. Fibula | 6/34 | 17.65 | 15/99 | 15.15 | 20/148 | 13.51 | 13/63 | 20.63 | 3/13 | 23.08 | 57/357 | 15.97 |
| 15. Hum+Rad+Uln+Fem+Tib+Fib | 2/33 | 6.06 | 2/91 | 2.20 | 0/141 | 0.00 | 1/59 | 1.69 | 0/5 | 0.00 | 5/329 | 1.52 |
| 16. Fem+Tib+Fib | 5/33 | 15.15 | 7/98 | 7.14 | 4/147 | 2.72 | 7/62 | 11.29 | 0/12 | 0.00 | 23/352 | 6.53 |
| Suggestive variables | ||||||||||||
| 17. Parietal, endocranial | 1/33 | 3.03 | 4/104 | 3.85 | 3/150 | 2.00 | 1/63 | 1.59 | 0/6 | 0.00 | 9/356 | 2.53 |
| 18. Sphenoid, lesser wing | 0/29 | 0.00 | 1/83 | 1.20 | 1/123 | 0.81 | 0/43 | 0.00 | 0/4 | 0.00 | 2/282 | 0.71 |
| 19. Infraorbital foramen, hyperostosis | 0/30 | 0.00 | 1/75 | 1.33 | 1/106 | 0.94 | 0/30 | 0.00 | 0/3 | 0.00 | 2/244 | 0.82 |
| 20. Scapula, supraspinous | 0/33 | 0.00 | 2/90 | 2.22 | 0/143 | 0.00 | 0/53 | 0.00 | 0/3 | 0.00 | 2/322 | 0.62 |
| 21. Humerus | 3/34 | 8.82 | 6/115 | 5.22 | 6/165 | 3.64 | 2/64 | 3.12 | 1/21 | 4.76 | 18/399 | 4.51 |
| 22. Femur | 7/35 | 20.00 | 14/110 | 12.73 | 14/164 | 8.54 | 9/63 | 14.29 | 2/25 | 8.00 | 46/397 | 11.59 |