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Estimation of Stature from Foot Print Length


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1 Department of Anatomy, M.R.Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar, Karnataka, India
     

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Though there are several parameters which help in identifying a person, stature of an individual is one of the important parameter, as it is an inherent characteristic. There is an established relationship between stature and dimensions of various parts of the body allowing the investigators to estimate the stature from available data. In the present study right footprint length, left footprint length and heights of 200 students(100 males and 100 females) studying in M.R.Medical College belonging to Gulbarga region are recorded for stature estimation. Significant and positive correlation coefficient has been shown to exist between stature and measurements of foot prints. The present study shows a significant correlation of stature with right and left foot print length (P<0.01). The results show that males are taller and their mean foot length is larger than that of females. There is no statistically significant difference in right and left footprint length in both the sexes (P>0.05). Either right or left footprint length may be used to predict the stature by regression formula. Regression equations are derived separately for individual foot length in both the sexes.

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Stature, Foot Length, Correlation Coefficient
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Authors

S S Imran
Department of Anatomy, M.R.Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
Syed H Uzair
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
Deepak Suntnoore
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Though there are several parameters which help in identifying a person, stature of an individual is one of the important parameter, as it is an inherent characteristic. There is an established relationship between stature and dimensions of various parts of the body allowing the investigators to estimate the stature from available data. In the present study right footprint length, left footprint length and heights of 200 students(100 males and 100 females) studying in M.R.Medical College belonging to Gulbarga region are recorded for stature estimation. Significant and positive correlation coefficient has been shown to exist between stature and measurements of foot prints. The present study shows a significant correlation of stature with right and left foot print length (P<0.01). The results show that males are taller and their mean foot length is larger than that of females. There is no statistically significant difference in right and left footprint length in both the sexes (P>0.05). Either right or left footprint length may be used to predict the stature by regression formula. Regression equations are derived separately for individual foot length in both the sexes.

Keywords


Stature, Foot Length, Correlation Coefficient

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