Anat Cell Biol.  2023 Jun;56(2):259-267. 10.5115/acb.22.140.

Stature estimation using the sacrum in a Thai population

• Keereewan W
• Monum T
• Prasitwattanaseree S
• Mahakkanukrauh P

• KMID: 2544088
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5115/acb.22.140

Abstract

Stature is an essential component of biological profile analysis since it determines an individual’s physical identity. Long bone dimensions are generally used to estimate the stature of skeletal remains; however, non-long bones such as the sternum, cranium, and sacrum may be necessary for some forensic situations. This study aimed to generate a regression equation for stature estimation of the skeletal remains in the Thai population. Ten measurements of the sacrum were measured from 200 dry sacra. The results revealed that the maximum anterior breadth (MAB) provided the most accurate stature prediction model among males (correlation coefficient [r]=0.53), standard error of estimation (SEE=5.94 cm), and females (r=0.48, SEE=6.34 cm). For the multiple regression model, the best multiple regression models were stature equals 41.2+0.374 (right auricular surface height [RASH])+1.072 (anterior-posterior outer diameter of S 1 vertebra corpus [APOD])+0.256 (dorsal height [DH])+0.417 (transverse inner diameter of S 1 vertebra corpus [TranID])+0.2 (MAB) with a SEE of 6.42 cm for combined sex. For males, stature equals 63.639+0.478 (MAB)+0.299 (DH)+0.508 (APOD) with a SEE of 5.35, and stature equals 75.181+0.362 (MAB)+0.441 (RASH)+0.132 (maximum anterior height [MAH]) with a SEE of 5.88 cm for females. This study suggests that regression equations derived from the sacrum can be used to estimate the stature of the Thai population, especially when a long bone is unavailable.

Keyword

Forensic anthropology; Stature estimation; Sacrum; Thai population

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  Fig. 1 Ten sacrum measurements. 1, maximum anterior height; 2, dorsal height; 3, maximum anterior breadth; 4, anterosuperior breadth; 5, transverse outer diameter of S1 vertebra corpus; 6, transverse inner diameter of S1 vertebra corpus; 7, anterior-posterior outer diameter of S1 vertebra corpus; 8, anterior-posterior inner diameter of S1 vertebra corpus; 9, right auricular surface height; 10, left auricular surface height.

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