Height Prediction From Ulnar Length in Chabahar: A City in South-East of Iran Publisher



Borhanihaghighi M¹ ; Navid S¹ ; Hassanzadeh G² Show Affiliations
Source: Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine Published:2016

Abstract

Introduction. Height estimation from the remaining skeleton has a great importance for personal identification in forensic medicine and anthropometric studies. This study emphasized the height estimation from ulnar length in Chabahar population. Objective. One of the most important items in individual identification is estimation of the height from the size of various parts of the body. The aim of this study was to formulate a linear regression equation for the estimation of the stature of the person from the length of ulna in Chabahar, a city in the southeast of Iran,aged between 20 and 50 from the length of their ulnar bone. Materials and methods. This study was performed in Chabahar on 200 (100 males and 100 females) right-handed individuals; aged between 20 and 50 years from March to July 2015. The height was measured from the vertex to the heel and the length of the ulna as a percutaneous bone was measured from the apex of the styloid process to the olecranon process of the left hand. The facts were analyzed by SPSS software. The prediction of a considerable relation among the variables was determined by the Pearson’s Correlation coefficient. Result. After analyzing the data statistically, it was revealed that there is a significant relation between the height and ulna length (p < 0.05). The correlation coefficient for the left ulna was found to be 0.59 in males and 0.57 in females. Supportive regression equations and scatter- plot diagrams could successfully interpret the height from the ulnar length in the study population. Conclusion. The ulna as a precutaneus bone is able to be used for the prediction of the height. The ulna length offered precise and reliable method in predicting the height of an individual. © 2016 Romanian Society of Legal Medicine.