title: Estimation of stature by cephalometric facial dimensions in skeletonized bodies: study from a sample modern Colombians skeletal remains.
abstract: Estimation of stature is an important factor in the identification of the deceased from unknown fragmentary and dismembered remains. The skull sometimes is the only remain available for identification. The aim of the present study was to estimate the stature of an individual from cephalo-facial dimensions. The study was carried out on 54 males and 16 females from the bone collection of the contemporary Colombian population that belongs to the National Institute of Legal Medicine. Ten cephalo-facial measurements were also made on each subject. The stature of each individual in centimeters was taken from the registration and/or from the autopsy document. The results indicate that the measurements N-M (p<0.001) and G-Op, Ba-N, Ma-SN (p<0.05) are correlated with stature for males. The correlation between these measures with stature for females was not significant. However, the formulae obtained from univariate linear regression analysis using cephalo-facial measurements showed a greater degree of reliability for estimation of stature in males and females.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University Antonio Nariño, Career 3 E, No. 47A-15, Block 5, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: gretgonzalez@uan.edu.co.
authors.forename: Gretel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: González-Colmenares
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University Antonio Nariño, Career 3 E, No. 47A-15, Block 1, Bogotá, Colombia; Pathology Group, National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Calle 7 A # 12-61, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: cesarsanabriam@uan.edu.co.
authors.forename: César Sanabria
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University Antonio Nariño, Career 3 E, No. 47A-15, Block 5, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: libaez@uan.edu.co.
authors.forename: Liliana Carolina
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Báez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D002508:Cephalometry; D003105:Colombia; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cephalometric; Colombian population; Forensic anthropology population data; Identification; Regression models; Skull; Stature