Byers S, Akoshima K, Curran B
Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1989 Jul;79(3):275-9. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330790303.
The results of a study to determine the value of foot bones in reconstructing stature are presented. The data consist of length measurements taken on all ten metatarsals as well as on cadaver length from a sample of 130 adults of documented race, sex, stature, and, in most cases, age. Significant correlation coefficients (.58-.89) are shown between known stature and foot bone lengths. Simple and multiple regression equations computed from the length of each of these bones result in standard errors of estimated stature ranging from 40-76 mm. These errors are larger than those for stature calculated from complete long bones, but are approximately the same magnitude for stature calculated from metacarpals and fragmentary long bones. Given that metatarsals are more likely to be preserved unbroken than are long bones and given the ease with which they are accurately measured, the formulae presented here should prove useful in the study of historic and even prehistoric populations.
本文展示了一项关于确定足部骨骼在重建身高方面价值的研究结果。数据包括对130名记录了种族、性别、身高且在大多数情况下记录了年龄的成年人样本的所有十根跖骨以及尸体长度进行的长度测量。已知身高与足部骨骼长度之间呈现出显著的相关系数（0.58 - 0.89）。根据这些骨骼各自的长度计算出的简单和多元回归方程，得出估计身高的标准误差范围为40 - 76毫米。这些误差比根据完整长骨计算出的身高误差大，但与根据掌骨和不完整长骨计算出的身高误差大致相同。鉴于跖骨比长骨更有可能完整保存，且易于精确测量，本文给出的公式在历史甚至史前人群的研究中应会证明有用。
