| Autor: |
Moorthy, T. Nataraja, Mohd Anas Khan, Hairunnisa Bt |
| Zdroj: |
Medico-Legal Update; Jan-Jun2017, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p250-255, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
Forensic anthropologists are interested in body weight estimation through foot impressions. The present study is aimed to derive regression formulae to estimate body weight from breadths of foot impressions (footprint and foot outline) among Iban population in Malaysia. Following the standard procedure, footprint, foot outline breadths and body weights were recorded. The results showed significant positive correlation between body weight and breadth measurements. The correlation coefficient (R) in pooled sample (0.262-0.342) is found to be comparatively higher than those of individual male (0.082-0.265), and female (0.218-0.249) footprint breadth measurements. Similar observation was noted in foot outline breadth measurements also i.e., higher R values recorded in pooled sample (0.273-0.436) than male (0.162-0.384) and female (0.166-0.312) subjects. Thus, linear regression equations were derived for body weight estimation from foot impression breadth measurements among Iban population of east Malaysia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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