Use of Head Circumference as a Predictor of Height of Individual

Mansur, Dil İslam; Haque, M K; Sharma, Kalpana; Mehta, Dilip Kumar; Shakya, Rubina

doi:10.3126/kumj.v12i2.13651

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“…Also, in another study (Nemade et al 2015), the correlation of head circumference, length, and width with body height was found to be significant and positive. A significant positive correlation of stature with the head length and width (Agarwal et al 2014), head length (Chourasia et al 2014), and head circumference (Mansur et al 2014) have also been reported. Also, a significant correlation was found between the height and head dimensions (head circumference, length, and width) in another study (Kumar and Gopichand 2013;Singh 2013).…”

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confidence: 78%

Height estimation from head dimensions in South-South Nigeria

Eboh

Ohaju-Obodo

2019

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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Background: Height estimation is an important stage of forensic investigation to identify an unknown person. The problem of unidentified human remains in the study area, due to local militia activities, kidnapping, and murder, necessitated this study to assess the correlation between the body height and head dimensions and to formulate regression models for estimation of height that are population and gender-specific. Materials and methods: The study involved 952 subjects (464 males and 488 females), aged 18-30 years, from five ethnic groups and sampled from six universities in South-South Nigeria. Stature, head circumference, head length, and head width were measured using a standard anthropometric method. The data collected were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 20. Statistical significance was pegged at p < 0.05. Results: There was a significantly greater head dimension in males compared to females. There was a significant relationship between height and head dimensions in the majority of data. The relationship of the head circumference with stature was strongest in male data among the Bekwara and combined data among the Esan and Urhobo. Regarding the head length, the strongest relationship was in females and combined data among Bekwara, and males and combined data among the Ogbia had the strongest relationship. The relationship of stature with the head width was strongest in males and combined data among the Bekwara, and female data among the Ogbia. Conclusion: This study showed that head dimensions can be used as tools in the height reconstruction of an individual using simple and multiple regression models, and this has medico-legal implication.

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confidence: 78%

Height estimation from head dimensions in South-South Nigeria

Eboh

Ohaju-Obodo

2019

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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“…Considering this fact, the authors attempted to correlate the volume of the sinuses with the head circumference, as the literature states that there is a strong association between the head circumference and body size. 15,16 It was not possible to correlate the volume of the sinuses with the height, weight and body size of the patients in the present study, as this study was retrospective. The Pearson correlation between the mean volume of the sinuses and the head circumference was assessed in terms of sig-nificance.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Head circumference is also a significant craniofacial criterion which can be used for gender determination, as the literature states that there is a strong association between head circumference and body size. 15,16 Thus, the correlation between the volume of the maxillary sinus and the head circumference can provide additional information with regard to the utility of the maxillary sinuses in gender determination.…”

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confidence: 99%

Utility of the morphometry of the maxillary sinuses for gender determination by using computed tomography

Dangore–Khasbage¹,

Bhowate²

2018

Dent. Med. Probl.

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Background. It is impossible to use the routine skeletal parts for gender identification if the skeleton of unknown human remains is obtained in a fragmented and incomplete state. The alternative is to use other parts of the skeleton for gender identification.Objectives. The objective of this study was to assess the utility of the morphometry of the maxillary sinuses using computed tomography (CT) for gender determination.Material and methods. The study, approved by the institutional ethics committee, analyzed CT scans of 200 patients (100 males, 100 females). The measurement of the mediolateral (ML), superoinferior (SI) and anteroposterior (AP) dimensions, as well as of the volume and the antero-lateral (AL) angle of both the maxillary sinuses, was performed using a CT scan. Head circumference and head area were also measured on an axial image in order to evaluate the correlation between the sinus volume and the head circumference and head area.Results. The mean of the mediolateral, superoinferior and anteroposterior dimensions, volume and AL angle of the right and left maxillary sinuses showed a statistically significant difference between males and females. Head circumference as well as head area were observed to be greater in males than in females, with a statistically significant difference. A positive correlation was observed between the volume of maxillary sinuses and the head circumference and head area on both sides and in both genders; however, it was not significant. Amongst all the parameters, the left AL angle with a 78.5% accuracy was found to be the best discriminative parameter, followed by the right AL angle with a 73% accuracy. The overall accuracy of the maxillary sinus parameters to identify gender was 86%. Conclusions.The maxillary sinus measurements, as well as head circumference and head area are valuable parameters for sex determination in forensic medicine, with a relatively good accuracy rate. However, the prediction rate can be increased by including the AL angle of the maxillary sinus.Słowa kluczowe: zatoka szczękowa, obwód głowy, powierzchnia głowy, ustalanie płci Cite asDangore-Khasbage S, Bhowate R. Utility of morphometry of maxillary sinuses for gender determination by using computed tomography. Dent Med Probl.

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“…Correlation coefficients between the personal stature and OFC among Sri Lankans were found to be statistically significant and positive (0.62 in male and 0.86 in female) indicating a strong relationship between the two parameters. Previous studies have shown correlation coefficients of 0.78 in North Indian males (Krishan), 0.44 in Nepalese male and 0.32 Nepalese females 0.32 (Mansur et al, 2014), 0.4 in Bangladesh male and 0.3 in Bangladesh female (Akhter et al, 2009). 0.34 in Canadian male (Nguyen et al).…”

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confidence: 94%