1MBBS student, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Derlakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
2Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Derlakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author Dr Suraj Shetty (Associate Professor) E-mail: drsurajshettyfmt@gmail.com Mobile: 9535625621
Online published on 8 January, 2020.
Sex is frequently used as a parameter to identify people. Body dimensions used for estimating sex can aid in the development of a biological profile for the process of identification. This study was conducted on a sample of 112 Indian individuals comprising 56 males and 56 females belonging to an age group of 18 to 22. This study attempts to estimate sex from dimensions and indices using a standard value. The sexual dimorphism of Foot Breadth at Ball (BBAL), Foot Breadth at Heel (BHEL) and Heel-Ball Index (HBI= BHEL/BBAL x 100) were appreciable in both legs. However, we found that employing absolute foot dimensions like BBAL and BHELto estimate sex produced better results than HBI derived as a ratio of absolute measurements.
Anthropology, Forensic science, Heel-Ball Index, Stature estimation, Sex determination
