Evaluation of the Baudoin Condylar Index Diagnostic Test for Sex Determination

This article analyzes the performance of diagnostic tests for sex determination by examining human skulls, using the Baudoin condylar index. For this study, 215 skulls were examined, and the maximum dimensions (length and width) of the right and left occipital condyles, were noted. With these data,...

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Autores principales:	Suazo Galdames,Iván, Zavando M,Daniela, Russo,Priscila, Smith,Ricardo Luiz
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2010
Materias:	Sexual dimorphism Sex determination Occipital condyles Baudoin Index Condylar index
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220100001000242010-07-05Evaluation of the Baudoin Condylar Index Diagnostic Test for Sex DeterminationSuazo Galdames,IvánZavando M,DanielaRusso,PriscilaSmith,Ricardo Luiz Sexual dimorphism Sex determination Occipital condyles Baudoin Index Condylar index This article analyzes the performance of diagnostic tests for sex determination by examining human skulls, using the Baudoin condylar index. For this study, 215 skulls were examined, and the maximum dimensions (length and width) of the right and left occipital condyles, were noted. With these data, we calculated the Baudoin condylar index and determined the level of agreement between the values for the left and the right side, the sensitivity of the method, the accuracy of the tests and the positive predictive value for each sex. The level of agreement in the diagnosis based on both sides was 65.58% (of which 83.09% were of women, and 63.88% were of men). The overall accuracy was 41.39%, and a greater sensitivity was seen in women (52.1% right side and 64.78% left). The positive predictive value was higher in male skulls (77.6% right side, left side 76.68%). These results question the usefulness of the Baudoin condylar index for the diagnosis of sex and discuss the usefulness of their applicability in forensic and anthropological practice.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.28 n.1 20102010-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022010000100024en10.4067/S0717-95022010000100024
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spellingShingle	Sexual dimorphism Sex determination Occipital condyles Baudoin Index Condylar index Suazo Galdames,Iván Zavando M,Daniela Russo,Priscila Smith,Ricardo Luiz Evaluation of the Baudoin Condylar Index Diagnostic Test for Sex Determination
description	This article analyzes the performance of diagnostic tests for sex determination by examining human skulls, using the Baudoin condylar index. For this study, 215 skulls were examined, and the maximum dimensions (length and width) of the right and left occipital condyles, were noted. With these data, we calculated the Baudoin condylar index and determined the level of agreement between the values for the left and the right side, the sensitivity of the method, the accuracy of the tests and the positive predictive value for each sex. The level of agreement in the diagnosis based on both sides was 65.58% (of which 83.09% were of women, and 63.88% were of men). The overall accuracy was 41.39%, and a greater sensitivity was seen in women (52.1% right side and 64.78% left). The positive predictive value was higher in male skulls (77.6% right side, left side 76.68%). These results question the usefulness of the Baudoin condylar index for the diagnosis of sex and discuss the usefulness of their applicability in forensic and anthropological practice.
author	Suazo Galdames,Iván Zavando M,Daniela Russo,Priscila Smith,Ricardo Luiz
author_facet	Suazo Galdames,Iván Zavando M,Daniela Russo,Priscila Smith,Ricardo Luiz
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title	Evaluation of the Baudoin Condylar Index Diagnostic Test for Sex Determination
title_short	Evaluation of the Baudoin Condylar Index Diagnostic Test for Sex Determination
title_full	Evaluation of the Baudoin Condylar Index Diagnostic Test for Sex Determination
title_fullStr	Evaluation of the Baudoin Condylar Index Diagnostic Test for Sex Determination
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of the Baudoin Condylar Index Diagnostic Test for Sex Determination
title_sort	evaluation of the baudoin condylar index diagnostic test for sex determination
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2010
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Evaluation of the Baudoin Condylar Index Diagnostic Test for Sex Determination

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