Stature estimation from hand anthropometric measurements in Bangladeshi population

Asadujjaman, Md.; Molla, Md. Babor Ali; Noman, Sk. Nahid Al

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2019.05.006

Cited by 34 publications

(32 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The expansion of forensic studies in recent years has greatly increased the production of studies on anthropometry linked to the identification of the sex, age, stature and ancestry of individuals. In particular, hand and foot dimensions have been widely tested for use as proxies for stature in many different populations (see Asadujjaman et al [19] for a review on hand dimensions [e.g. [20][21][22][23]).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stature Estimation from Hand and Foot Dimensions Reveals a Similar Allometric Relationship in Sudanese Arabs and Somalis

Rozzi

Gassimalla

Abdalazeem

et al. 2020

BMSAP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Population-specific anthropometric standards serve as a guide to forensic practitioners for identification purposes. However, few studies have observed on whether the relationship between stature and body parts differs among populations. Our aim is to first assess the validity of using hand and foot dimensions to estimate stature in two geographically similar but linguistically different populations, Sudanese Arabs and Somalis, and then secondly to assess whether the relationship between hand and foot dimensions and stature differ among these populations. Standard anthropometric measurements were used to assess sexual dimorphism. Regressions were performed to establish the relationship between body parts and stature and were compared among the populations to describe the allometry. Comparisons between regression coefficients reveal that 1) stature has the same relationship with hand and foot lengths in each population and 2) the relationship between stature/ hand length and foot length is the same (isometric) in both populations. These results suggest a close affinity between the two groups. Hand and foot length can be used to estimate the stature of individuals but not to identify sex or differentiate one population from the other.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stature Estimation from Hand and Foot Dimensions Reveals a Similar Allometric Relationship in Sudanese Arabs and Somalis

Rozzi

Gassimalla

Abdalazeem

et al. 2020

BMSAP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Mothers reported lengths to enumerators in 'hand' and 'finger' units (also, 'half-hand' or 'half-finger' units were considered). Later, 'hand' and 'finger' units were converted to centimeters (cm) following Asadujjaman et al (2019), where one 'hand' equals 16 cm and one 'finger' equals 2 cm. Weight, on the other hand, was measured by asking mothers to first weigh their child by lifting her/him using both hands and then weighing one kilogram of rice sack (holding using both hands) and then reporting back to the enumerator (see Figure A13 in Appendix A).…”

Section: Surveysmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forced Displacement, Mental Health, and Child Development: Evidence from the Rohingya Refugees

Siddique¹,

Islam²,

Mozumder³

et al. 2022

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Forced displacement is a major driver of mental disorders among refugees worldwide. Poor mental health of adult refugees, particularly mothers, is also considered a risk factor for the psychological well-being and development of their children. In this study, we experimentally examine the extent to which a multifaceted psychosocial program improves the mental well-being of refugee mothers, and facilitates growth and development among children under the age of two. In partnership with BRAC, we ran a cluster randomized controlled trial on 3,500 Rohingya mother-child dyads in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Participants were given weekly psychosocial support for a year that includes psychoeducation and parenting support for mothers and play activities for both mothers and children. The intervention was largely successful and led to: (i) reductions in the psychological trauma and depression severity of mothers and children, (ii) improvements in communication, gross-motor, problem-solving, and social skills of children, and (iii) reductions in stunting, underweight, and wasting among children in the treatment group. The intervention also caused the mental health of children to be more aligned with the mental health of their mothers, implying policies targeting the mental well-being of displaced mothers can be an important stepping stone to developing psychological resilience among their children, which can help them grow into well-rounded, healthy adults.

show abstract

“…Stature is considered as one of the "Big Four" parameters for the development of the biological profile (Ahemad and Purkait 2011; Krogman 1955;Paulis 2015). A lot of research work has been conducted in the past for estimating the stature form numerous body dimensions; example includes the dimensions of the head (Pelin et al 2010), hand (Asadujjaman et al 2019;Ishak et al 2012b;Kalia et al 2008;Kim et al 2018;Krishan and Sharma 2007;Uhrová et al 2015;Zulkifly et al 2018), foot (Asadujjaman et al 2020a;Hisham et al 2012;Kanchan et al 2008Kanchan et al , 2010Krishan et al 2011Krishan et al , 2012Kuan 2018;Ozden et al 2005;Sanli et al 2005;Uhrová et al 2013Uhrová et al , 2015Zeybek et al 2008), lower limb (Ahmed 2013a;Nor et al 2013), upper limb (Ahmed 2013b;Ismail et al 2018), cranium (Shrestha et al 2015), sternum (Yonguc et al 2015), lumber vertebrae (Zhang et al 2015), femur and tibia (Brits et al 2017), etc. Apart from these, handprints (Ahemad and Purkait 2011;Ishak et al 2012a, b;Krishan et al 2015;Moorthy and Yin 2016;Paulis 2015;Salama 2013;Zulkifly et al 2018) and footprints …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stature estimation from handprint measurements: an application to the medicolegal investigation

Asadujjaman

Hossain

Rana

et al. 2021

Egypt J Forensic Sci

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background The estimation of the stature of human beings is a major part of medicolegal investigation when only body parts are found. The study aimed to estimate the stature from different handprint measurements in a Bangladeshi population using statistical considerations. A sample of 200 young Bangladeshi adults (100 men and 100 women) with no physical disabilities participated in this study. Stature and seven anthropometric measurements were measured using standard anthropometric measurements. The bilateral asymmetry was tested using the independent t test. The Pearson’s correlation coefficient (R) between the stature and different handprint measurements was calculated. Consequently, the simple and multiple linear regression models were developed to estimate the stature from the handprint measurements. Results The bilateral asymmetry was statistically not significant (p > 0.05) in right and left handprints. Sex difference significantly (p < 0.05) influences the relationship between stature and handprint measurements. A positive and strong coefficient of correlation (R) value presents between stature and the handprint measurements. The right 2nd digit length in men (R = + 0.709, R2 = 0.502, SEE = ± 44.141 mm) and the right handprint length in women (R = + 0.552, R2 = 0.305, SEE = ± 49.074 mm) were the most reliable estimator of stature. However, when data were combined for both sexes, the right handprint length was identified as the most reliable estimator of stature with higher values of R (+ 0.777) and R2 (0.603), and a lower value of SEE (± 55.520). Multiple regression equation showed greater reliability than linear regression equations in stature estimation from handprint measurements in Bangladeshi population. Conclusions It was concluded that the estimation of stature from handprint measurements is possible and reliable. The findings of this study are very useful from the forensic and medicolegal point of view and can use to estimate the stature in Bangladeshi population.

show abstract

Stature estimation from hand anthropometric measurements in Bangladeshi population

Cited by 34 publications

References 28 publications

Stature Estimation from Hand and Foot Dimensions Reveals a Similar Allometric Relationship in Sudanese Arabs and Somalis

Stature Estimation from Hand and Foot Dimensions Reveals a Similar Allometric Relationship in Sudanese Arabs and Somalis

Forced Displacement, Mental Health, and Child Development: Evidence from the Rohingya Refugees

Stature estimation from handprint measurements: an application to the medicolegal investigation

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About