1Department of Forensic Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
2Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
3Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
4Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran.
*Corresponding Author:Dr. Hanieh Saboori Shekofte, Assistant of Forensic Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.Contact: +989128311005 E-mail: haniehshekofte@gmail.com
Introduction: In the present study we aimed to analyze the anthropological measurements of the thyroid cartilage for sex determination.
Materials and Method: The study was carried out on 200 Iranian cadavers aged between 20–60 years in autopsy hall of Legal Medicine Organization. After removing the larynx as a soft tissue block, muscles carefully cleared from surrounding thyroid cartilage. Then a total of fifteen parameters were measured and the observations were compared between both sexes.
Results and Conclusions: In logistic regression analysis after adjusting for BMI, just length of thyroid lamina and ventral thyroid lamina were independent sex predictors with odd's ratio of 6.01 and 2.74.
Thyroid cartilage, Sex determination, Autopsy, Iranian population
