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Can Foot Length be used as a Tool for Sex and Stature Determination among People Sample from Upper Egypt?

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Sex and stature identification from different parts of the body help in solving crime mysteries related to human identity. Estimation of stature becomes equally important along with other parameters like age and sex. The aim of this study was to determine whether foot length can be used in accurate sex and stature identification among people sample from Upper Egyptor not. The study was conducted onone hundred and twenty healthy Egyptian subjects from Minia city; 67 males with age ranged from 22- 40 years and 53 females with age ranged from 20- 38 years. Foot length and stature were accurately measured for each case by right angle triangle and weight and height scales indicator (health care provider). The collected data were statistically analyzed. The results showed that males had significantly greater mean value for foot length than females. Correct sex can be predicted from foot length with 90% accuracy. For all subjects; foot length showed strong positive correlation coefficients with stature. Males had slightly higher but moderate correlation coefficients than females. A regression formula was designed to calculate stature for Egyptians. It was concluded that foot length could be relied on to determine sex and stature accurately among Egyptians.

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10.21608/ajfm.2013.19384

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Foot length, Stature, sex determination, Egyptians

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Morid

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Hanna

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Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

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Ghada

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Eshak

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Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

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Eman

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Mostafa

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Public health and Preventive Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

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20

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3962

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2013-01-01

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2018-11-18

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2013-01-01

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30

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37

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1687-1030

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2636-3356

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Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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Can Foot Length be used as a Tool for Sex and Stature Determination among People Sample from Upper Egypt?

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22 Jan 2023