Estimation of stature from different anthropometric measurements in Kori population of North India

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• 作者：Renu Kamal^a ; Praveen Kumar Yadav^b ; ^{praveenky15@yahoo.com}
• 关键词：Forensic Anthropology Population Data ; Medico-legal cases ; Stature estimation ; Regression formulae ; Kori population ; North India
• 刊名：Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：6
• 期：4
• 页码：468-477
• 全文大小：1735 K
• 卷排序：6

文摘

In medico-legal cases, most often the personal identity of the deceased is a mystery. The stature, sex and other parameters in such scenarios are ascertained using the physical evidence present at the crime scene. One of the key methods of ascertaining the sex and stature is by using the human bones. The method of achieving accuracy in estimation of stature from bones has been well established in past. There are several regression formulae for conducting such estimation. However, it must be kept in mind that these regression equations can vary depending upon the population and region. Thus, it is very necessary to study a particular population thoroughly before formulating regression equations for that specific population patch. In this paper, we have penned down the study of KORI POPULATION, who are native to Kanpur region of Uttar Pradesh state, in India. In this study, we have observed the statistics of 202 individuals (106 females and 96 males). In totality, eight bone dimensions including stature, total arm length, length of the middle finger, knee length, foot length, foot breadth, maximum head length and maximum head breadth have been recorded in this research paper. The regression formulae for females and males have been derived separately. Further, there are various parameters that have been compared to find which parameter provides the best results in terms of accuracy in stature estimation.