1Assistant Professor, Anna Medical College, Sans Saunci road, Montangne Blanche, Mauritius
2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra
3Professor cum Dean, K.D. Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
*Corresponding author: Vinay R Hallikeri Assistant Professor, Anna Medical college, Sans Saunci road, Montangne Blanche, Mauritius. Email: vrhallikeri@gmail.com
Online published on 27 July, 2017.
Stature is an important primary character that defines an individual's identity and has paramount importance when only a part of the body or a grossly mutilated body is available to the expert for forensic work up. Presently there exist no studies on populations which are ancient, unique, which are geographically, genetically and culturally isolated. Soliga tribal population of Biligiri Rangana Hills (Karnataka) in South India represents one such population.
The purpose of the study is to estimate of stature from the inter-acromial length of adults.
Stature and inter-acromial length were measured among 98 Soliga volunteers above, 25 years of age. A set of simple regression equations (combined and separate for males and females) of forensic significance were established to estimate the stature from the inter-acromial length
The average stature observed was, 164.39 cm in males and 152.67 cm in females. The average inter-acromial length was 30.06 cm in males and 26.70 cm in females.
In the present study, regression analysis revealed positive correlation between the stature and the IAL.
Forensic anthropology, physical anthropometry, stature, inter-acromial length, Soliga tribal population
