title: Estimation of stature from cephalo-facial dimensions by regression analysis in Indo-Mauritian population.
abstract: Determination of stature from fragmented human remains is vital part of forensic investigation for the purpose of identification. The present study was aimed to modelling the stature both for male and female separately on the basis of craniofacial dimensions. The study was conducted on 150 young and healthy students (75 males and 75 females) in the age group ranging from 20 to 28 years. The stature and fourteen cephalo-facial dimensions were measured on each subject by using standard anthropometric instruments. It is remarked that the stature and craniofacial measurements of males were significantly higher than that of females, except for nasal height where no significant difference was observed (p > 0.05). The correlation coefficients (r) of all cephalo-facial dimensions were less than 0.5. It means the estimation of stature is not reliable with the help of cephalo-facial dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, SSR Medical College, Mauritius. agnihotri_arun@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Arun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Agnihotri
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kachhwaha
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Googoolye
authors.forename: Anishta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology*; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008436:Mauritius; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D055815:Young Adult