Sex determination by discriminant analysis of patella measurements

Donno, Antonio De; Vella, Giancarlo Di; Campobasso, Carlo Pietro

doi:10.1016/s0379-0738(98)00080-2

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“…In our study, the mean value of tuber plantare was found to be smaller than Riepert's research. [6] Variables In the comparison of the same parameters studied by Riepert et al, [6] Kim et al, [14] Zhang et al, [13] Introna et al, [9] Bidmos et al [8] and our study, morphometric measurements of the males were found to be higher than in females in all of the studies. However, in the study by Zhang et al, [13] morphometric values were found to be smaller than our morphometric data both in males and females.…”

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“…This difference was thought to be related with genetical differences (Table 3). [6,8,9,13,14] Studies found in the literature concluded that the measurements of males were found to be higher than the females ( Table 3). The black community living in Europe had higher calcaneus measurement values than the ones living in Southern African society.…”

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“…The relevance of calcaneus in sex determination was asserted by a number of authors. [6][7][8][9] The main reason why the calcaneus is chosen for the determination of sex is related to its solid structure and its resistance to post-mortem changes. [6] …”

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Sex determination from the radiographic measurements of calcaneus

Uzuner¹,

Geneci²,

Ocak³

et al. 2016

Anatomy

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While determining the basic data such as age, height and sex in physical and forensic anthropology, the differences in calcaneus in between males and females are important. [1,2] In cases with the presence of the majority of skele-ton's parts, one can say that the individual's sex will be correctly determined with 90% of accuracy. [3] Different parts of skeletons have been analysed in the studies of sex determination. Based on Washburn's studies of sex determination in different societies, the most successful results were achieved using the pelvis. [4]

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Sex determination from the radiographic measurements of calcaneus

Uzuner¹,

Geneci²,

Ocak³

et al. 2016

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“…Humerus has been studied intensively and standards have been obtained for several different ethnic groups [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Although not as popular as humerus, ulna has been the subject of several osteometric studies [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]; so as the radius [22,24].…”

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Estimation of Sex from the Upper Limb in Modern Cretans with the Aid of ROC-Analysis: A Technical Report

Kranioti¹

2015

FRCIJ

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Discriminant function analysis is one of the most popular methods employed for grouping specimens according to optimal combination of linear measurements. Many studies have used this method with the objective of producing population specific formulae for sex estimation from different skeletal parts of the skeleton. This study focuses on the long bones of the upper limb using Receiving operation characteristics (ROC) curves. A total of 173 well preserved skeletons of Cretan origin were used. A total of 12 measurements are taken from the bones of the upper limn. The diagnostic value of the single variables was evaluated using the Area Under the Curve (AUC). The cut-off values and the diagnostic characteristics of each variable (Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive and Negative predictive values) are presented. The correlation of normally distributed the variables will be tested with the method Pearson correlation coefficient. The level of statistical significance is set to p<0.05 (a-error). Means, standard deviations and F-ratios for all single dimensions are calculated by performing ANOVA with SPSS 13.0.All measurements are found statistically significant at the level of 0.0001. The best discriminatory variables was found to be radius length (91.3%) followed by humerus head vertical diameter (90.2%) and ulnar length (89%). Comparison with published standards for mainland Greece reaffirms a scope for developing additional standards for modern Cretans. Traditional methods use discriminant function analysis to study sexual dimorphism. Herein a different approach is proposed. ROC curves, known to be very effective in medical decision making, are employed in the evaluation of several variables as effective markers for sex identification. The method should complement multivariate statistical analyses.

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“…The skull occupies the second place in the expression of sexual dimorphism, immediately following the pelvis (Bidmos & Asala, 2003, Introna et al, 1993, Introna et al, 1998Suazo et al, 2008a;Cantín et al, 2009;Suazo et al, 2009a;Zavando et al, 2009). …”

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Age Effect in the Morphological Traits Performance for Sex Determination in Human Skulls and Mandibles

Galdames

Zavando

2012

Int. J. Morphol.

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SUMMARY:In this study we tested the hypothesis that diagnostic performance of the morphological indicators for sexual dimorphism are reduced as they are applied in skull and mandibles of older subjects. We used 275 adult human skulls, 250 of these with mandible, all subjects with sex and age registry. Sixteen classic morphological indicators of sexual dimorphism were evaluated, this information was compared with the registry and results noted in terms of precision. The best general performance of morphological indicators of sexual dimorphism were recorded in the 31 -40 and 61 -70 years, age range groups. Lowest precision ws recorded in the group corresponding to subjects between 21 -30 years. Our results do not support the proposed hypothesis and suggest a progressive and cumulative effect of factors that determine dimorphism expression.

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Sex determination by discriminant analysis of patella measurements

Cited by 128 publications

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Sex determination from the radiographic measurements of calcaneus

Sex determination from the radiographic measurements of calcaneus

Estimation of Sex from the Upper Limb in Modern Cretans with the Aid of ROC-Analysis: A Technical Report

Age Effect in the Morphological Traits Performance for Sex Determination in Human Skulls and Mandibles

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