Estimation of Stature from Percutaneous Tibia Length of Indigenes of Bekwara Ethnic Group of Cross River State, Nigeria

Estimating stature by developing linear regression equations which incorporate the features of fragmented body parts or human skeletal remains has been employed by many forensic anthropologists to establish the identity of victims of mass disaster although all formulas are ethnic, age, and gender sp...

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Main Authors: Ugochukwu Godfrey Esomonu, Lukpata Philip Ugbem, Ben-Abua M Donald
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2016;volume=2;issue=4;spage=219;epage=221;aulast=Esomonu
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spelling doaj-b12ed03fd80440c2a96bfbdb01e2f22c2020-11-25T00:32:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Forensic Science and Medicine2349-50142016-01-012421922110.4103/2349-5014.197926Estimation of Stature from Percutaneous Tibia Length of Indigenes of Bekwara Ethnic Group of Cross River State, NigeriaUgochukwu Godfrey EsomonuLukpata Philip UgbemBen-Abua M DonaldEstimating stature by developing linear regression equations which incorporate the features of fragmented body parts or human skeletal remains has been employed by many forensic anthropologists to establish the identity of victims of mass disaster although all formulas are ethnic, age, and gender specific. The study is aimed at using the percutaneous tibia length (PCTL) to deriving a specific regression equation formula which could be used to estimate the stature of adult indigenes of Bekwara ethnic group in Cross River State. A total number of 600 subjects within the age range of 21–45 years were recruited randomly for this research (300 males and 300 females). Observed height and PCTL were measured using the standard anthropometric technique, respectively. Stature was estimated from PCTL using simple regression analysis. On analysis of the data, the mean PCTL for male was found to be 43.60 ± 2.31 cm while that of female was 42.55 ± 2.83 cm. The observed height was 165.80 ± 6.88 cm and 156.70 ± 6.06 cm for male and female, respectively. Statistical analysis showed that the male values of the measured parameters were significantly higher than the corresponding female values. The linear regression equations derived for male and female for the estimation of height using the PCTL was found to be 5.289 (PCTL) + (−64.78) and 4.230 (TL) + (−23.28), respectively. It was concluded that stature can be estimated using the length of an intact mutilated leg. Thus, the data of this study are recommended in anthropological studies for stature estimation among the ethnic group under study.http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2016;volume=2;issue=4;spage=219;epage=221;aulast=EsomonuBekwaraCross River Statepercutaneous tibia lengthstature
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author Ugochukwu Godfrey Esomonu
Lukpata Philip Ugbem
Ben-Abua M Donald
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Lukpata Philip Ugbem
Ben-Abua M Donald
Estimation of Stature from Percutaneous Tibia Length of Indigenes of Bekwara Ethnic Group of Cross River State, Nigeria
Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine
Bekwara
Cross River State
percutaneous tibia length
stature
author_facet Ugochukwu Godfrey Esomonu
Lukpata Philip Ugbem
Ben-Abua M Donald
author_sort Ugochukwu Godfrey Esomonu
title Estimation of Stature from Percutaneous Tibia Length of Indigenes of Bekwara Ethnic Group of Cross River State, Nigeria
title_short Estimation of Stature from Percutaneous Tibia Length of Indigenes of Bekwara Ethnic Group of Cross River State, Nigeria
title_full Estimation of Stature from Percutaneous Tibia Length of Indigenes of Bekwara Ethnic Group of Cross River State, Nigeria
title_fullStr Estimation of Stature from Percutaneous Tibia Length of Indigenes of Bekwara Ethnic Group of Cross River State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of Stature from Percutaneous Tibia Length of Indigenes of Bekwara Ethnic Group of Cross River State, Nigeria
title_sort estimation of stature from percutaneous tibia length of indigenes of bekwara ethnic group of cross river state, nigeria
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine
issn 2349-5014
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Estimating stature by developing linear regression equations which incorporate the features of fragmented body parts or human skeletal remains has been employed by many forensic anthropologists to establish the identity of victims of mass disaster although all formulas are ethnic, age, and gender specific. The study is aimed at using the percutaneous tibia length (PCTL) to deriving a specific regression equation formula which could be used to estimate the stature of adult indigenes of Bekwara ethnic group in Cross River State. A total number of 600 subjects within the age range of 21–45 years were recruited randomly for this research (300 males and 300 females). Observed height and PCTL were measured using the standard anthropometric technique, respectively. Stature was estimated from PCTL using simple regression analysis. On analysis of the data, the mean PCTL for male was found to be 43.60 ± 2.31 cm while that of female was 42.55 ± 2.83 cm. The observed height was 165.80 ± 6.88 cm and 156.70 ± 6.06 cm for male and female, respectively. Statistical analysis showed that the male values of the measured parameters were significantly higher than the corresponding female values. The linear regression equations derived for male and female for the estimation of height using the PCTL was found to be 5.289 (PCTL) + (−64.78) and 4.230 (TL) + (−23.28), respectively. It was concluded that stature can be estimated using the length of an intact mutilated leg. Thus, the data of this study are recommended in anthropological studies for stature estimation among the ethnic group under study.
topic Bekwara
Cross River State
percutaneous tibia length
stature
url http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2016;volume=2;issue=4;spage=219;epage=221;aulast=Esomonu
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