Hand and Handprint Measurements in the Estimation of Stature in a Sri Lankan Population

SUMMARY: The present study was undertaken to generate sex-specific simple and multiple regression models for the estimation of stature using hand and handprint measurements in a Sri Lankan population. The sample comprises 51 males and 66 females in the age range of 20 to 26 years. The stature and ei...

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Autores principales:	Nanayakkara,Deepthi, Nawarathna,Lakshika S, Nandasena,Tharanga, Alahakoon,Sandeep, Ariyasinghe,Sajjiv, Arambawatta,Kapila
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2021
Materias:	Forensic anthropology Hand measurements Handprints Stature
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220210001002222021-03-01Hand and Handprint Measurements in the Estimation of Stature in a Sri Lankan PopulationNanayakkara,DeepthiNawarathna,Lakshika SNandasena,TharangaAlahakoon,SandeepAriyasinghe,SajjivArambawatta,Kapila Forensic anthropology Hand measurements Handprints Stature SUMMARY: The present study was undertaken to generate sex-specific simple and multiple regression models for the estimation of stature using hand and handprint measurements in a Sri Lankan population. The sample comprises 51 males and 66 females in the age range of 20 to 26 years. The stature and eight measurements from each hand and its corresponding print of each subject were collected using standard anthropometric instruments and techniques. All hand and handprint measurements showed significantly positive correlation (p value < 0.05) with the stature in both sexes. Stature prediction accuracy for simple linear regression equations ranged from ±4.41-5.92 cm and ±4.0- 5.22 cm for the left and right hand measurements in males and females, respectively. The corresponding figures for the left and right handprint measurements were ±4.57-5.95cm and ±4.36-5.52 cm, respectively. The highest stature prediction accuracy was shown by the multiple regression models derived from hand measurements. The stature estimating formulae reported in this study using hand measurements have important application in the identification of unknown human remains, particularly when they are partial, mutilated or dismembered. Similarly, it is envisaged that formulae derived from the handprint measurements will be useful in crime scene investigations.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.39 n.1 20212021-02-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022021000100222en10.4067/S0717-95022021000100222
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spellingShingle	Forensic anthropology Hand measurements Handprints Stature Nanayakkara,Deepthi Nawarathna,Lakshika S Nandasena,Tharanga Alahakoon,Sandeep Ariyasinghe,Sajjiv Arambawatta,Kapila Hand and Handprint Measurements in the Estimation of Stature in a Sri Lankan Population
description	SUMMARY: The present study was undertaken to generate sex-specific simple and multiple regression models for the estimation of stature using hand and handprint measurements in a Sri Lankan population. The sample comprises 51 males and 66 females in the age range of 20 to 26 years. The stature and eight measurements from each hand and its corresponding print of each subject were collected using standard anthropometric instruments and techniques. All hand and handprint measurements showed significantly positive correlation (p value < 0.05) with the stature in both sexes. Stature prediction accuracy for simple linear regression equations ranged from ±4.41-5.92 cm and ±4.0- 5.22 cm for the left and right hand measurements in males and females, respectively. The corresponding figures for the left and right handprint measurements were ±4.57-5.95cm and ±4.36-5.52 cm, respectively. The highest stature prediction accuracy was shown by the multiple regression models derived from hand measurements. The stature estimating formulae reported in this study using hand measurements have important application in the identification of unknown human remains, particularly when they are partial, mutilated or dismembered. Similarly, it is envisaged that formulae derived from the handprint measurements will be useful in crime scene investigations.
author	Nanayakkara,Deepthi Nawarathna,Lakshika S Nandasena,Tharanga Alahakoon,Sandeep Ariyasinghe,Sajjiv Arambawatta,Kapila
author_facet	Nanayakkara,Deepthi Nawarathna,Lakshika S Nandasena,Tharanga Alahakoon,Sandeep Ariyasinghe,Sajjiv Arambawatta,Kapila
author_sort	Nanayakkara,Deepthi
title	Hand and Handprint Measurements in the Estimation of Stature in a Sri Lankan Population
title_short	Hand and Handprint Measurements in the Estimation of Stature in a Sri Lankan Population
title_full	Hand and Handprint Measurements in the Estimation of Stature in a Sri Lankan Population
title_fullStr	Hand and Handprint Measurements in the Estimation of Stature in a Sri Lankan Population
title_full_unstemmed	Hand and Handprint Measurements in the Estimation of Stature in a Sri Lankan Population
title_sort	hand and handprint measurements in the estimation of stature in a sri lankan population
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2021
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022021000100222
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Hand and Handprint Measurements in the Estimation of Stature in a Sri Lankan Population

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