Mahakizadeh S, -Ghoroghi F Moghani, Moshkdanian Gh, Mokhtari T, Hassanzadeh G
Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Forensic Sci Int. 2016 Mar;260:27-30. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.12.005. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
Estimation of stature is an important issue, which is significantly considered in forensic anthropology. It will be difficult to predict the identification of an individual when only some parts of dead body are discovered following disasters or criminal events. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between stature and upper limb and hand length in Iranian adults to generate regression formulae for stature estimation. Three anthropometric measurements; Stature, Upper Limb Length (ULL) and Hand Length (HL) were taken on subjects, comprising 142 male students (18-25 years) using standard measuring instruments. The data were analysed using SPSS 16. Then linear regression models were used to estimate stature. The results indicated a positive correlation between stature and upper limb and hand measurements. The correlation coefficient with upper limb length was r = 0.89 & p = 0.0001 and with hand length was r = 0.78 & p = 0.0001. In conclusion, we found a strong correlation between stature and upper limb and hand length. The regression analysis also showed that the Upper Limb Length give better prediction of stature compared to Hand length measurements.
身高估计是一个重要问题，在法医人类学中受到高度重视。在灾难或犯罪事件后，若仅发现尸体的某些部分，将难以确定个体身份。本研究旨在评估伊朗成年人身高与上肢及手长之间的关系，以生成用于身高估计的回归公式。使用标准测量工具，对142名年龄在18 - 25岁的男学生进行了三项人体测量：身高、上肢长度（ULL）和手长（HL）。数据采用SPSS 16进行分析。然后使用线性回归模型估计身高。结果表明身高与上肢及手部测量值之间呈正相关。与上肢长度的相关系数为r = 0.89，p = 0.0001；与手长的相关系数为r = 0.78，p = 0.0001。总之，我们发现身高与上肢及手长之间存在很强的相关性。回归分析还表明，与手长测量相比，上肢长度对身高的预测效果更好。
