1Associate Professor, Dept. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune
2Associate Professor, Dept. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Narhe, Pune
3Associate Professor, Dept. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
4Professor, Dept. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Rural Medical College, Loni
5Dean Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Narhe, Pune
6Registrar, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik
*Email ID: sandeshdatir@gmail.com.
Online published on 24 July, 2018.
This retrospective observational study was an attempt to study the sexual dimorphism in 108 adult human skulls (58 Male and 50 Female) of known sex of population of Maharashtra, from maximum cranial circumference (MCC). MCC was measured in millimeters with the help of a thread, and was then measured on scale. The values of range, mean, standard deviation, calculated range (mean±3SD), were obtained in univariate analysis. Subsequently, Demarking point (DP) and Identification point (IP) were derived. The mean and range of MCC of males (Mean-496.91 mm, Range-470-550 mm) was higher than that of females (Mean-476.08 mm, Range-442-500 mm), with significant difference. On comparing with earlier studies, the findings of the present study were found to be almost similar. The methods of demarking point and identification point were not found helpful in determining the sex of skull. Such type of studies should be carried out frequently in a given geographic area, which will help to observe the changing trends in metric measurements resulting in establishment of anthropometric standards.
Sexual Dimorphism, Maximum Cranial Circumference, Skull, Univariate
