224440

USE OF HAND AND ITS CORRESPONDING PRINT DIMENSIONS IN STATURE ESTIMATION.

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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• Forensic Anthropology

Abstract

Background: Personal identification is one of the most important challenges that may face forensic scientists, especially in cases of incomplete, mutilated or even fragmented remains. Stature is one of the primary identification parameters. Previous studies were performed to estimate stature from hand and its corresponding print dimensions using different regression models. These studies highlight the importance of the presence of population-specific standards. The current study aims to develop predictive regression equations that could be used for stature estimation using anthropometric hands and their corresponding print dimensions. One hundred and fifty adult participants were enrolled in the study (75 male & 75 female). Statures were measured, and seven dimensions of each hand and its corresponding print were also measured for each participant. Results: All measurements of the male group were significantly higher. Bilateral significant differences were found in some hands and their corresponding print dimensions in both sexes. According to Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient, all measurements were significantly correlated to stature; "right-hand length" showed the strongest correlation with stature in both sexes, while "right handprint length" in females and "left handprint length" in males showed the strongest correlation with stature. Simple linear regression analysis showed that both hand and handprint lengths in both sides for both sexes had the lowest standard error of estimate, ensuring their lowest prediction error in stature estimation. Conclusion: hand and its corresponding print dimensions can be used in adult stature estimation. Further studies of people of other geographical regions in Egypt are recommended to get a biological-specific Egyptian standard.

DOI

10.21608/ejfsat.2022.124853.1251

Keywords

anthropometric measurements, Hand, handprint, Stature, prediction

Authors

First Name

Shrouk

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

forensic and clinical toxicology department, faculty of medicine, Suez canal university

Email

dr.shroukmali@gmail.com

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First Name

Rania

Last Name

Hashish

MiddleName

kamal

Affiliation

Forensic medicine and clinical toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez canal university

Email

raniakhashish@yahoo.com

City

Ismailia

Orcid

0000-0002-7654-216X

First Name

Rehab

Last Name

Abdel-karim

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Forensic medicine and clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez canal university

Email

rehabnegm@yahoo.com

City

Ismailia

Orcid

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First Name

Said

Last Name

Dessouki

MiddleName

kamal

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University

Email

saidkamalde1965@gmail.com

City

Ismailia

Orcid

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First Name

Safaa

Last Name

Eldabe

MiddleName

Youssef

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University for girls,

Email

safaaeldabe@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

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Volume

22

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

31913

Issue Date

2022-03-01

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2022-03-01

Publish Date

2022-03-01

Page Start

81

Page End

94

Print ISSN

1687-0875

Online ISSN

2535-1915

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429

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Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology

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https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

USE OF HAND AND ITS CORRESPONDING PRINT DIMENSIONS IN STATURE ESTIMATION.

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Created At

22 Jan 2023