title: Formulae for estimating skeletal height in modern South-East Asians.
abstract: Estimating stature in human skeletal remains of Asian ancestry is problematic for forensic anthropologists due to the paucity and uncertain suitability of regression formulae. To address this issue, our study analyzed 64 individuals from a modern skeletal collection of South-East Asian origin and developed population-specific ordinary least squares regression formulae to estimate skeletal height from each of the long bones of the upper and lower limbs, as well as from trunk length. Results indicate that the most accurate estimates of skeletal height from a single bone (as measured by standard error of the estimate-SEE) are from tibial length in males (SEE = 2.40 cm) and from humeral length in females (SEE = 2.59 cm), followed by femoral length (SEE = 2.84 cm). When multiple elements are considered, the combination of femoral and tibial length yields the best estimates in both sexes as well as combined sex samples (male SEE = 2.40 cm; female SEE = 2.77 cm; combined sex SEE = 2.54 cm).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210.
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Gocha
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vercellotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210.
authors.forename: Lara E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32601.
authors.forename: Traci L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Van Deest
mesh_terms: D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D044466:Asian People; D001827:Body Height; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis
keywords: Asian; forensic anthropology; forensic science; regression formulae; skeletal height; stature estimation