Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 1

Study of Stature by Per-cutaneous Ulnar Length in Madhya Pradesh Population of India

  • Author:
  • Seema S Sutay1,, Nishat Ahmed Sheikh2, Kulbhushan Garg3, Rishikant Gupta4
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 173 to 177

1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Index Medical College, Nemawar Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

2Professor of Forensic Medicine, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, District Nalgonda, State Telangana

3Asst. Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Index Medical College, Indore, MP

4Tutor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Index Medical College, Indore, MP

*Corresponding author: Dr. Seema S. Sutay Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Index Medical College, Nemawar Road, Post-Bhavalia Khurd Pin code: 452016. Indore, Madhya Pradesh. E-mail ID: seemassutay@gmail.com Contact No: 09827845215

Online published on 8 January, 2016.

Abstract

Stature of a person is one of the vital parts of identification. Assessment of height from different parts of the body by anthropometric study of skeleton is an area of interest to anatomist, anthropologist and forensic experts.

An attempt was made to formulate a linear regression equation for the estimation of the stature of Medical Students of Madhya Pradesh and others from the lengths of their ulna.

Cross sectional study.

Department of Forensic Medicine at R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, M.P.

The present study was carried out to establish the regression equation and correlation co efficient between individual's height and per-cutaneous ulnar length. It was conducted on the Medical students of second year, 147 subjects were selected irrespective of their caste, religion, dietary habits & socio-economic status.

Regression equation for estimation of stature from Per-cutaneous ulnar length for both sex Y= 64.36+ 3.82 x PC ulnar Length, for individual male sex Y= 130.10 + 1.57 x PC ulnar Length and for Female sex Y= 75.94 + 3.21 x PC ulnar Length. The correlation coefficient between height & Per-cutaneous ulnar Length is highly significant.

The present study revealed that Per-cutaneous ulnar length dimensions are strongly correlated with stature & can be used for predicting the stature in the Forensic Examination.

Keywords

Per-cutaneous ulnar length, Forensic Anthropology, Stature, Regression analysis