Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop regression equations for stature estimation using the upper limb bone in Korean individuals. A total of 105 samples (55 men and 50 women) obtained from cadavers were used for developing equations. Bones with obvious pathologies or healed fractures were excluded. The coefficient of determination (r2) of the variables was slightly higher in men than in women. Ulna length (MLU) in both sexes was found to have the highest r2 value. Moreover, the regression equation using a stepwise analysis in a sample of combined sex using partial segments was based on MLR (Maximum length of the radius), MLH (Maximum length of the humerus) and TDHH (Transverse diameter of the humeral head) (r2 = 0.949). This method can be used to estimate stature when unidentified human bones are found at excavation sites.
Highlights
Identification of an unknown body who died in mass disasters, wars, homicide, suicide or accidental deaths is a very important component of identification for forensic anthropology
Since Telkka [2] in 1950 reported stature estimation using long bones in Finland, numerous reliable regression equations using long bones have been developed for various populations [316]
In the equation derived from stepwise regression analysis using partial segments, 3 variables—maximum length of the ulna (MLU), maximum length of the humerus (MLH) and TDHH—were selected for male subjects
Summary
Identification of an unknown body who died in mass disasters, wars, homicide, suicide or accidental deaths is a very important component of identification for forensic anthropology. Since Telkka [2] in 1950 reported stature estimation using long bones in Finland, numerous reliable regression equations using long bones have been developed for various populations [316]. All these studies were limited because they lacked well-documented recent skeletal material, in part because of secular trends in height [10]. Kimura [18] estimated stature from the second metacarpal bone; other regression equations [19,20] have been developed from limb bone length in Japanese individuals. A few regression equations were developed for stature estimation from limb bone length for Chinese [21,22], Hong Kong [23], and Thai [24] populations
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