Stature estimation from foot dimensions

被引：83

作者：

Kanchan, Tanuj ^{[1
]}

Menezes, Ritesh G. ^{[1
]}

Moudgil, Rohan ^{[2
]}

Kaur, Ramneet ^{[2
]}

Kotian, M. S. ^{[3
]}

Garg, Rakesh K. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Kasturba Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Forens Med & Toxicol, Mangalore 575001, Karnataka, India

[2] Punjabi Univ, Dept Forens Sci, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India

[3] Kasturba Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Community Med, Mangalore 575001, Karnataka, India

来源：

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL | 2008年 / 179卷 / 2-3期

关键词：

forensic science; forensic anthropology; identification; foot dimensions; stature; gujjars; North India;

D O I：

10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.029

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

0301 ; 10 ;

摘要：

Identification of an individual is the mainstay in forensic investigations. The dimensions of the foot have been used for the determination of sex, age, and stature of an individual. The present study examines the relationship between stature and foot dimensions among Gujjars, a North Indian endogamous group. Stature, foot length and foot breadth of 200 subjects comprising 100 males and 100 females were measured. Statistical analyses indicated that the bilateral variation was insignificant for all the measurements except foot breadth in males (p < 0.01). Sex differences were found to be highly significant for all the measurements (p<0.01). Linear and multiple regression equations for stature estimation were calculated using the aforementioned variables and multiplication factors were computed. The correlation coefficients between stature and foot dimensions were found to be positive and statistically highly significant. The highest correlation coefficient between stature and foot length in males and foot breadth in females indicates that the foot length provides the highest reliability and accuracy in estimating stature of an unknown male and foot breadth in a female. Prediction of stature was found to be most accurate by multiple regression analysis. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：241 / 241

页数：1

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