Estimation of Stature from Footprint Length from Adult Bengali Polulation

Stature reconstruction is important as it provides a forensic anthropological estimate of the height of a person in the living state-playing a vital role in identification of individual. The present study was conducted in the department of Forensic and State Medicine Burdwan Medical College. The aim was to derive population specific regression equation for adult Bengali population of Burdwan district.100 healthy volunteers (53 male and 47 females) were studied after taking consent. The value of R obtained in case where all variables were used to predict stature was 0.6 and R square was 0.36. The standard error of estimate was 8.64. The regression formula derived Stature= 69.269 + 0.54×footlength1+0.83 footlength2-3.826 footlength3+7.07 footlength4-0.971 footlength5+ 1.651 DL. These equations maybe used to predict stature in cases when whole length of leg or long bones are not available for investigation (e.g. in mutilated body parts in mass disasters).