Stature estimation from facial measurements in medical students of Tehran university of Medical Sciences: an Iranian population
Keywords:
Stature, facial measurements, anthropometry, regressionAbstract
Objectives Stature (S ) estimation is one of the most important methods for identification of individual in forensic medicine. Different kinds
of methods are available for estimation of S from different parts of the body.
Methods The present study aimed to estimate S from three facial measurements including facial breadth (FB), total face height (TFH) and
upper facial height (UFH) of 200 healthy students (100 males and 100 females) aged 20–25 years, studying at Tehran University of Medical
Sciences. The correlation between stature and facial anthropometric measurements was investigated and equations for stature prediction
were demonstrated by using linear regression analysis.
Results The mean stature, FB, TFH and UFH in males were higher than females. As well, there were significant correlations between stature
and FB, TFH and UFH in all subjects, males and females. Additionally, we could formulate the stature from FB, TFH and UFH by using linear
regression equation.
Conclusion According to the results, the formulas were calculated for predicting stature from facial measurements. So in forensic and archeology investigations, if the available remains are skulls, to predict the stature we can use the obtained formulas from Iranian population.
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2. Eftekhar Vaghefi SH, Sheikhbahaei F, Mokhtari T, Khademi F, Bahari H, Ghorbani R. A model for individual height estimation from forearm length in natives of Kerman, Iran. Anat Sci J. 2014;11:141–144.
3. Moshkdanian G, Mahaki Zadeh S, Moghani Ghoroghi F, Mokhtari T, Hassanzadeh G. Estimation of Stature from the Anthropometric Measurement of Lower Limb in Lranian Adults. Anat Sci J. 2014;11:149–154.
4. Tsokos M, Türk EE, Madea B, Koops E, Longauer F, Szabo M, et al. Pathologic features of suicidal deaths caused by explosives. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2003;24:55–63.
5. Krishan K, Sharma A. Estimation of stature from dimensions of hands and feet in a North Indian population. J Forensic Leg Med. 2007;14(6):327–332.
6. Meadows L, Jantz RL. Estimation of stature from metacarpal lengths. J Forensic Sci. 1992;37:147–154.
7. Jasuja OP, Singh G, Estimation of stature from hand and phalange length. J Indian Acad Forensic Med. 2004;26:0971–0973.
8. Zeybek G, Ergur I, Demiroglu Z. Stature and gender estimation using foot measurements. Forensic Sci Int. 2008;181:54. e1–e5.
9. Ruff CB, Holt BM, Niskanen M, Sladék V, Berner M, Garofalo E, et al. Stature and body mass estimation from skeletal remains in the European Holocene. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2012;148:601–617.
10. Spradley MK, Jantz RL. Sex estimation in forensic anthropology: skull versus postcranial elements. J Forensic Sci. 2011;56:289–296.
11. Celbis O, Agritmis H. Estimation of stature and determination of sex from radial and ulnar bone lengths in a Turkish corpse sample. Forensic Sci Int. 2006;158:135-139.
12. Sanli SG, Kizilkanat ED, Boyan N, Ozsahin ET, Bozkir MG, Soames R, et al. Stature estimation based on hand length and foot length. Clin Anat. 2005;18:589–596.
13. Kanchan T, Menezes RG, Moudgil R, Kaur R, Kotian MS, Garg RK. Stature estimation from foot dimensions. Forensic Sci Int. 2008;179: 241. e1–241.e5.
14. Evereklioglu C, Doganay S, Er H, Gunduz A, Tercan M, Balat A, et al. Craniofacial anthropometry in a Turkish population. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2002;39:208–218.
15. Kau CH, Richmond S, Incrapera A, English J, Xia JJ. Threeâ€dimensional surface acquisition systems for the study of facial morphology and their application to maxillofacial surgery. Int J Med Robot. 2007;3:97–110.
16. de Acuerdo PdlE, de la Cabeza TM. Prediction of Stature According to Three Head Measurements. Int J Morphol. 2015;33:1151–1155.
17. Krishan K, Kumar R. Determination of stature from cephalo-facial dimensions in a North Indian population. Leg Med (Tokyo). 2007;9: 128–133.
18. Sahni D, Sanjeev, Sharma P, Harjeet, Kaur G, Aggarwal A. Estimation of stature from facial measurements in northwest Indians. Leg Med (Tokyo). 2010;12:23–27.
19. Ibrahim MA, Khalifa AM, Hassan HA, Tamam HG, Hagras AM. Estimation of stature from hand dimensions in North Saudi population, medicolegal view. Saudi J Forensic Med Sci. 2018;1:19-27.
20. Kumari KL, Vijaya Babu PVSS, Kusuma Kumari P, Nagamani M. A study of cephalic index and facial index in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Int J Res Med Sci. 2015;3:656–658.
21. Poorhassan M, Mokhtari T, Navid S, Rezaei M, Sheikhazadi A, Mojaverrostami S, et al. Stature estimation from forearm length: an anthropological study in Iranian medical students. J Contemp Med Sci. 2017;3:270–272.
22. Mahakizadeh S, Moghani-Ghoroghi F, Moshkdanian Gh, Mokhtari T, Hassanzadeh G. The determination of correlation between stature and upper limb and hand measurements in Iranian adults. Forensic Sci Int. 2016;260:27–30.
23. Navid S, Mokhtari T, Alizamir T, Arabkheradmand A, Hassanzadeh G. Determination of stature from upper arm length in medical students. Anat Sci J. 2014;11:135–140.
24. Michopoulou E, Ekizoglu O, Er A, Bozdag M, Akcaoglu M, Can IO, et al. Stature estimation using long bone metrics in contemporary Turkish. La Revue de Médecine Légale. 2017;8:190.
25. Din TNDT, Rajion ZA, Luddin N. Nasofacial morphometric analysis for nasal reconstruction. J Teknol. 2015;76:81–85.
26. Omotoso DR, Oludiran OO, Sakpa CL. Nasofacial Anthropometry of Adult Bini Tribe in Nigeria. Afr J Biomed Res. 2011;14:219–221.
27. Krishan K. Estimation of stature from cephalo-facial anthropometry in north Indian population. Forensic Sci Int. 2008;181:52. e1–e6.
28. Chiba M, Terazawa K. Estimation of stature from somatometry of skull. Forensic Sci Int. 1998;97:87–92.
29. Kalia S, Shetty SK, Patil K, Mahima VG. Stature estimation using odontometry and skull anthropometry. Indian J Dent Res. 2008;19:150–154.
30. Sarangi AK, Dadhi B, Mishra K. Estimating of stature from adult skull bone. J Ind Acad Forensic Med. 1981;182:24–26.
31. Agnihotri AK, Kachhwaha S, Googoolye K, Allock A. Estimation of stature from cephalo-facial dimensions by regression analysis in Indo-Mauritian population. J Forensic Leg Med. 2011;18:167–172.
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2018-09-15
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Navaei, F., Ghaffari, N., Mojaverrostami, S., Dodongeh, M., Nemati, M., & Hassanzadeh, G. (2018). Stature estimation from facial measurements in medical students of Tehran university of Medical Sciences: an Iranian population. Iraq Medical Journal, 2(3), 68–71. Retrieved from https://iraqmedj.org/index.php/imj/article/view/441
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