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Estimation of Stature from Head Length in Hyderabad Karnataka Region


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

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Estimation of stature from various measurements of the body is vital to medicolegal investigations. Correlation coefficients and formulae derived for regression equation to estimate the approximate height are age and race specific. It is a cross-sectional study carried out to estimate stature from head length on 100 students of M. R. Medical College, Gulbarga aged above 21 years hailing from Hyderabad Karnataka region and also to evaluate the correlation of body height and head length. A Positive and statistically significant correlation between total height and other cranial parameters like head height, head length & head breadth was observed in both the sexes (P< 0.01). The correlation coefficient between head length and stature is 0.664 in males, 0.661 in females, The results indicate that the cranial dimension like head length provides an important means in estimating the stature of an unknown individual. Regression equations derived - Ht = (a) + (b) x Head length can be used to estimate the stature, in this Hyderabad Karnataka region.

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Stature, Head Length, Correlation Coefficient
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Authors

SR Umesh
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, M.R.Medical College, Gulbarga, India
S S Imran
Department of Anatomy, M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga, India
Syed H Uzair
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga, India

Abstract


Estimation of stature from various measurements of the body is vital to medicolegal investigations. Correlation coefficients and formulae derived for regression equation to estimate the approximate height are age and race specific. It is a cross-sectional study carried out to estimate stature from head length on 100 students of M. R. Medical College, Gulbarga aged above 21 years hailing from Hyderabad Karnataka region and also to evaluate the correlation of body height and head length. A Positive and statistically significant correlation between total height and other cranial parameters like head height, head length & head breadth was observed in both the sexes (P< 0.01). The correlation coefficient between head length and stature is 0.664 in males, 0.661 in females, The results indicate that the cranial dimension like head length provides an important means in estimating the stature of an unknown individual. Regression equations derived - Ht = (a) + (b) x Head length can be used to estimate the stature, in this Hyderabad Karnataka region.

Keywords


Stature, Head Length, Correlation Coefficient

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