Estimation of stature from head length in western Indian Gujarati adolescent population
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction and Objectives Stature is a very useful indicator of a personrsquos physical identity One of the main objective of forensic investigation is establishing the identity especially when body parts are missing or mutilated Stature estimation is an important step in positive identification of a personrsquos identity and various body parameters can be used to correctly estimate the stature The current study was aimed at developing regression equations and to find out correlation between stature and head length in Gujarati adolescent populationMaterial and Methods The study was conducted in 150 apparently healthy adolescent medical students from various regions of Gujarat India The age of subjects ranged between 18 to 22 years Head length and stature of the selected subjects were measured in erect posture Obtained data were analysed to find correlation and derive regression equations for estimation of stature from head lengthResult The mean stature and head length was significantly different in males and females Both the mean stature and mean head length were higher in males than females Pearsonrsquos correlation between stature and head length was significantly positive in both the sexes We were also able to derive linear regression equations to correctly predict stature from the head lengthConclusion Significant positive correlation was found between stature and head length in the present study We also present the gender specific regression equation models in order to estimate the stature from the head length in Gujarati adolescent populationKeywords Correlation Head length Stature
Authors and Affiliations
Ritesh K. Shah, Sanjaykumar D Kanani, Bharat G Patel, Jayshree N Tolani
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