Agnihotri Arun Kumar, Kachhwaha Smita, Jowaheer Vandna, Singh Ashok Pratap
Department of Forensic Medicine, SSR Medical College, Postal Code: 230, Mauritius.
Forensic Sci Int. 2009 May 30;187(1-3):109.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.02.010. Epub 2009 Mar 14.
Stature estimation from percutaneous body measurements forms part of forensic anthropological analysis for the purpose of identification. This study is aimed at modeling the stature on the basis of percutaneous tibial and/or ulnar length in human subjects comprising of Indo-Mauritian population. The study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SSR Medical College, Mauritius on 180 young and healthy students comprising of 90 males and 90 females in the age group ranging from 18 to 28 years. The measurements were taken by using standard anthropometric instruments. It is remarked that tibial as well as ulnar length show a linear relationship with the stature, where stature is normally distributed. However, it is required to transform the measurements on stature to obtain appropriate regression equations. Moreover, since ulna and tibia are significantly correlated, it is recommended to use the sum of the ulnar and tibial length to estimate stature, in case both are available for an individual. Our regression models are sufficiently validated and highly efficient.
通过经皮身体测量进行身高估计是法医人类学分析用于身份识别目的的一部分。本研究旨在基于包括印度裔毛里求斯人群体的人类受试者的经皮胫骨和/或尺骨长度来建立身高模型。该研究在毛里求斯SSR医学院法医学与毒理学系对180名年龄在18至28岁之间的年轻健康学生进行，其中包括90名男性和90名女性。测量使用标准人体测量仪器进行。值得注意的是，胫骨和尺骨长度与身高呈线性关系，且身高呈正态分布。然而，需要对身高测量值进行变换以获得合适的回归方程。此外，由于尺骨和胫骨显著相关，建议在个体同时具备两者测量值的情况下，使用尺骨和胫骨长度之和来估计身高。我们的回归模型经过了充分验证且效率很高。
