Abstract
Stature estimation is an important process in human identification. The aim of the study was to derive regression formulae for estimation of stature from foot dimensions in Uturu indigenes of Abia State. The sample consists of 150 subjects comprising of 69 males and 81 females between 18 to 50 years of age. The parameters measured were age, stature, foot length and foot width. The mean age, stature, foot length and foot width were 29.78 ±1.08 years, 1738.26 ±9.34 mm, 261.53 ±2.01 mm, 84.53 ±0.94 mm for males and 27.04 ±0.89 years, 1648.64 ±7.61mm, 242.36 ±1.80 mm, 76.14 ±0.72 mm for females respectively. The highest correlation was found between the stature and foot length in males (r = 0.68). Regression formulae were St = 2.2926(FL) + 1093.0 mm and St = 2.3637(FW) + 1467.1 mm for females and St= 3.1687(FL) + 909.54 mm and 4.6857(FW) + 1342.20 mm for males. The foot length is a more reliable for estimating stature in Uturu indigenes of Abia.
Highlights
Stature is the natural height of a person in an upright position
This study has investigated the relationship between living stature and foot length and width among Uturu indigenes of Abia State Nigeria
The foot dimensions in our study were similar to the result of [29], they reported the average values of the right foot length for Nigerians were 27.1 ± 1.3 cm and 25.0 ±1.1 cm for males and females, and the right foot breadth were 9.8 ±0.5cm and 8.9 ±0.5cm for males and females respectively
Summary
Stature is the natural height of a person in an upright position. Estimation of stature is an important parameter in identification of persons in forensic context [1], [2]. The historical background to stature estimation began with the work of Vitruvius promoted by Leonado da Vinci who proposed that the human body is in proportions. These proportions where illustrated in his famous art work “the Vuvitrius man” [3]. Researchers have tried to formulate methods for the estimation of stature to aid the process of identification of persons. These methods could either be anatomical or mathematical methods. The application of predictive regression models is so widely used by forensic scientists as some parts of the body could to use for predictive anthropometry of another part, for example the hand and foot dimensions could be used to estimate stature [6]-[12]
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