Regression Analysis to Determine Stature From Hand Anthropometry Among Ilocano Population in Philippines for Person Identification

Moorthy, T. Nataraja

doi:10.24843/ijlfs.2021.v11.i01.p03

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“…The study was carried out in West Malaysia wherein Malaysian Indians are thickly populated and are descendants of those who migrated from India during the British era from the early 19 th century. The sample size was calculated and recruited 200 Malaysian Indians with 100 males and 100 females, following the earlier anthropological researchers [10][11][12][13]. The consented participants' ages ranged from 20 years to 60 years and are free from any type of hand injuries or deformities.…”

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“…For human identification, important parameters used are stature, gender, age and race, also known as the "Big Four" and stature is considered the most important in the "Big Four" for the development of biological profiles [6]. Researchers have shown that stature can be estimated from the hand [7], handprint [8], foot [9], 2D footprint [10], 3D footprint [11], dynamic footprint [12], fingerprint [13], and bones [14][15][16]. The present study aimed to develop regression formulae to determine stature from handprint anthropometry among Malaysian Indians.…”

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

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“…The participants' stature measurements were organized in a tabular format, displaying the mean values and standard deviations (SD) to illustrate variation between sexes. The standard error of estimate (SEE) served as a measure to assess the accuracy of predictions, which was achieved when the values were between 2 and 6 cm (Moorthy et al 2019).…”

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Development of Formulae to Determine Living Stature using Handprint Anthropometry of Tagalog People in the Philippines

Tharmar Nataraja Moorthy,

Ivan Nikkimor Lao Dinglasa,

Myrtati Dyah Artaria

2023

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Highlights: 1. This is the first-ever anthropological study on Tagalog people in the Philippines that has established formulae for determining stature using handprint length measurements.2. This study has generated formulae that are applicable for personal identification purposes within real crime scenes. Abstract Forensic science plays a crucial role in the pursuit of justice, particularly through the identification of physical evidence found at crime scenes, such as human fingerprints and handprints. This study aimed to develop formulae for determining living stature using the handprint anthropometry of Tagalog people, an indigenous ethnic group in the Philippines. A total of 360 Tagalog volunteers, comprising 180 men and 180 women, were recruited. This study excluded subjects who had finger and hand-related diseases, injuries, or were under the age of 18. The materials used were a stadiometer for height measurement, a digital vernier caliper for handprint measurements, and a handprint kit to collect handprints. Five length measurements were collected for each handprint. The length measurement spanned the distance from the middle wrist crease to the tips of each of the five fingers. The data were analyzed statistically using regression analysis (p<0.05) in IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 26.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, N.Y., USA). The analysis results produced equations for determining stature using all the length measurements of the handprints. The study involved the calculation of correlation coefficients (r values) and standard deviations using the stature and handprint lengths of individuals of both genders. The results are presented in the form of tables and figures. The study concluded with the development of regression equations that may be utilized for determining stature based on various handprint length measurements of the Tagalog people. This study represents the first-ever anthropological study conducted on the Philippine Tagalog population within the scope of this research subject matter. The formulae can be applied to actual crime scenes for the purpose of personal identification.

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Regression Analysis to Determine Stature From Hand Anthropometry Among Ilocano Population in Philippines for Person Identification

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

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

Development of Formulae to Determine Living Stature using Handprint Anthropometry of Tagalog People in the Philippines

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