Reliability of inter-anterior superior iliac spinous distance as compared to foot length for stature estimation in South Indians

Estimation of stature from the length of the sternum in South Indian females

“…These figures are comparable with the stature recorded in other most recent studies done in the South Indian female population wherein Nagesh and Kumar 20 reported 153.51 (AE5.83) cm, Rastogi et al 34,35 reported 158.57 (AE5.10) cm, Nachiket et al 36 reported 156.7 (AE6.24) cm, and Mohanty et al 37 reported 156.88 (AE5.83) cm.…”

“…Rastogi et al 34 reported a correlation that ranged from 0.647 to 0.701 when estimating stature from the hand length in the South Indian female population. Nachiket et al 36 reported a correlation of 0.810 when estimating stature from the foot length in the South Indian female population. Mohanty et al 37 reported a correlation of 0.842 and 0.816 when estimating stature from the leg length and the arm span, respectively, in the South Indian female population.…”

“…35 Nachiket et al estimated stature of South Indian females from the foot length. 36 Mohanty et al estimated stature of South Indian females from the leg length and the arm span. 37 The importance of the present study lies in the fact that this is the first study to report a linear regression equation for stature estimation from the length of the sternum in the South Indian female population.…”

“…35 However, the standard error of estimating stature from the length of the sternum is greater compared to that when estimating stature from the hand length, foot length, leg length, and the arm span in the South Indian female population. 34,36,37 …”

Stature estimation from inter-anterior superior iliac spinous distance – Some technical considerations

“…The issue becomes more significant in the wake of increased frequency of mass disasters which often leave only commingled remains. This letter refers to an interesting article published in your esteemed journal by Nachiket et al 1 on the reliability of inter-anterior superior iliac spinous distance as compared to foot length for stature estimation in South Indians. We congratulate the authors for their attempt on the estimation of stature from a comparatively rare and new parameter, i.e.…”