Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue: 2

Estimation of Stature from Foot Length in Sub - Adult North Indian Population

1Student, PG Diploma (Forensic Science), Forensic Science Unit, S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi

2Professor, Forensic Science Unit, S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi

*Corresponding Author: Dr. G.S. Sodhi, Professor, Forensic Science Unit, S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi, E-mail: gssodhi@sgtbkhalsa.du.ac.in, Contact : +91-9891158220

Online Published on 10 September, 2024.

Abstract

Stature, or height of a person is an important marker of identification which, in turn, is the linchpin of forensic investigations. The stature may be gauged from the measurements of several organs, the feet being one of these.

The present study endeavors to establish a correlation between the mean foot length and height of sub-adults belonging to North Indian region with the aid of a linear regression equation. The regression formula has been propounded separately for right foot length and left foot length, treating all the subjects as a single set.

Such an investigation is anticipated to help identify the victims of natural and man-made disasters from fragmentary and dismembered human remains.

Keywords

Foot Length, Forensic Science, Forensic Anthropology, Identification, Stature