Sex identification on the basis of hand and foot measurements in Indo-Mauritian population – A model based approach

Estimation of sex from hand and handprint dimensions in a Western Australian population

“…In relation to previous research, Jowaheer and Agnihotri [16] demonstrated that hand breadth and length can be used to estimate sex with an expected accuracy of above 90%. This result concurs with the findings of the present study, specifically that it is possible to achieve a high level of sex classification accuracy based on the statistical analysis of anthropometric hand variables.…”

“…population, with stated corresponding accuracy rates of 78.5% with a sex bias of 9% for the right hand, and 81% with a sex bias of 2% for the left hand [15]. In response to the perceived limitations of some studies that used non-statistically quantified hand ratios to estimate sex, Jowaheer and Agnihotri [16] used multiple logistic regression models to explore the sex identification potential of hand length and breadth measurements in an adult Indo-Mauritian population. The authors reported that multiple regression models using hand length and breadth resulted in 91.2% of individuals being correctly classified according to sex for both the right and left hand.…”

Sex Determination in Highly Fragmented Human DNA by High-Resolution Melting (HRM) Analysis

“…Other methods to sex determination have been proposed such as anthropometric measurements of the limbs [36]–[39], hands [40], [41], and from length of index and ring finger, and the index and ring finger ratio [42]–[45]. Nevertheless, it has been reported that 100% of successful sex determinations by osteological measurements only occur when the skeleton is from an adult, it is complete, it is in good condition of preservation, and the morphometric variability in the population to which it belongs is known [46]–[48].…”

Emergence of forensic podiatry—A novel sub-discipline of forensic sciences

“…According to Anderson et al [47] and Blais [48], complete foot development takes place earlier in females than males during the adolescent phase, and it can be observed that the average length, breadth, height and volume of feet are greater in males than females at adulthood. As far as the anthropometric and morphometric analysis of the foot with respect to sexual dimorphism is concerned, many authors [49][50][51][52][53] have observed a larger foot length and breadth measurements in males. Moudgil et al [54] derived foot index for estimation of sex and observed it to be slightly higher in females in the right foot and males in the left foot.…”