Estimation of stature from foot outline (3D footprint) measurements in Ibans of East Malaysia by regression analysis

Moorthy, T. Nataraja; Khan, Hairunnisa Bt Mohd Anas

doi:10.7439/ijbar.v4i12.595

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“…In Malaysia the scenario is different. Malaysia comprises various ethnic groups, living in different states with similar cultures and languages, viz Malay [20] people, Chinese people [21], and Indian [18] people (with sub-ethnics groups viz.. Telugu [11], Tamil [19], Malayalee [22], Punjabi, Gujarathi etc) mostly living in West Malaysia and other indigenous ethnic groups like Iban [23], Bidayau [24], Melanau [25], Kadasan Dusun [26] Lun Bawang [27] who were settled at East Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo. Thus this study developed population-specific regression equations to determine stature from handprints among Malaysian Indians and not Malaysians who are under mixed population.…”

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Determination of Stature From Handprint Anthropometry Among Malaysian Indians for Person Identification

2023

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Background: A large category of evidence has the potential to suggest the dynamic events in crime scenes such as directionality, movement of the crime operators, leaving body fluids and many other impression evidence. Impression evidence such as footprints, fingerprints, and hand prints forms valuable physical evidence to determine stature, gender and living body weight, followed by person identification. Aim: The present study aimed to determine stature from hand print anthropometry among Indians of Malaysia. Methodology and result: The study recruited 100 males and 100 females of Malaysian Indians and collected hand prints and stature measurements following my earlier research. The data were analysed statistically and derived regression formulae to determine stature from various handprint measurements. There is a strong relationship exists between stature and palm print in the present study population. The correlation coefficient value is higher in the right middle& index handprint (R = 0.545) of males while the R-value of right-hand index handprint length is higher (0.643) in females. Conclusion: The research finally concluded with the creation of population-specific regression formulae to determine stature from handprint lengths among Indians of Malaysia for person identification.

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