1Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, G.G.S Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab
2Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences, B.B.K, D.A.V College, Amritsar, Punjab
3MBBS Student, G.G.S, Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab
*Corresponding Author: Email: monikajoshi2007@rediffmail.com
Online published on 9 March, 2017.
Stature estimation is important as it provides a Forensic Anthropological measurement which may be used in identification of individuals from grossly mutilated skeletal remains, especially in mass disasters.
The present study was designed to estimate the height of an individual from the per-cutaneous tibial length (PCTL) by formulating simple regression equation and multiplication factor (M.F.).
The study was conducted on a random sample of 300 students (150 male and 150 female) in the age group of 18 to 24 years from the Malwa region of Punjab. PCTL of right and left were measured with the help of spreading vernier calipers. The data was tabulated and analyzed statistically.
A positive correlation (r= 0.842 in males and r=0.733 in females) was found between length of Tibia and the estimated height. A linear regression formula was derived for estimation of height from the length of right and left side of Tibia in both the genders. The regression formula derived for males was y0=80.160 +2.260x (PCTL) + 6.837 and for females was y0 = 93.302 +1.647 x (PCTL) =6.816.
It was concluded that the stature of a deceased person from Malwa region of Punjab can be estimated by using the regression equations derived from the present investigation fairly accurately to some extent.
Stature, Tibial Length, PCTL, Malwa Region, Regression Formula
