Stature estimation from footprint measurements in Bangladeshi adults

Abstract

The estimation of stature is very important in forensic investigation, as it provides useful data that can narrow the pool of potentially matching identities. The purpose of this study was to develop formulae for the estimation of stature from footprint measurements in Bangladeshi adults. This study included 118 randomly selected men and 130 randomly selected women, all aged 18-50 years. From each participant, stature and six footprint measurements were taken by means of standard measurement techniques. Footprint measurements were found to be positively correlated with stature. Stature was estimated by using linear regression equations. The right T1 length in men (R: þ0.587, R 2 : 0.345) and the right T2 length in women (R: þ0.506, R 2 : 0.256) were the most reliable individual estimators of stature. However, when data were combined for both sexes, the right T2 length was identified as the most reliable estimator of stature, with higher values of R (þ0.792) and R 2 (0.627). In conclusion, human stature can be successfully estimated by using footprint measurements; this finding can be applied in forensic research and investigation.

One size fits all? Stature estimation from footprints and the effect of substrate and speed on footprint creation

“…The estimation of stature from the human foot/footprints has been extensively researched in the last 20 years (Abledu et al, 2015; Asadujjaman et al, 2020; Domjanic et al, 2015; Hemy et al, 2013; Kanchan et al, 2013, 2014; Krishan, 2007; Krishan et al, 2015; Reel et al, 2010). Being able to predict a person's stature from the impression of their foot (a footprint) is an important research area in forensic science (Agnihotri et al, 2007; Barker & Scheuer, 1998; Kanchan et al, 2012; Krishan, 2008) and has also been informative for predicting the height of early humans from fossil footprints (Domjanic et al, 2015; Ashton et al, 2014; Atamturk, 2010; Bennett et al, 2009, 2020; Crompton et al, 2012; Dingwall et al, 2013; Wiseman et al, 2020).…”

“…The estimation of stature from the human foot/footprints has been extensively researched in the last 20 years (Abledu et al, 2015;Asadujjaman et al, 2020;Domjanic et al, 2015;Hemy et al, 2013;Kanchan et al, 2013Kanchan et al, , 2014Krishan, 2007;Krishan et al, 2015;Reel et al, 2010).…”

“…Being able to predict a person's stature from the impression of their foot (a footprint) is an important research area in forensic science (Agnihotri et al, 2007;Barker & Scheuer, 1998;Kanchan et al, 2012;Krishan, 2008) and has also been informative for predicting the height of early humans from fossil footprints (Domjanic et al, 2015;Ashton et al, 2014;Atamturk, 2010;Bennett et al, 2009Bennett et al, , 2020Crompton et al, 2012;Dingwall et al, 2013;Wiseman et al, 2020). Numerous studies have investigated the relationship between stature and footprint [The copyright line for this article was changed on 18th December 2021 after original online publication] dimensions, usually focusing on specific populations to identify the optimal methods for stature predictions from a certain region (Asadujjaman et al, 2020). Others have attempted to refine stature prediction methods to produce the most accurate representation of a person's height using a "global" method-that is, "one-size-fits-all" approach (Martin, 1914;Robbins, 1985).…”

Stature estimation from handprint measurements: an application to the medicolegal investigation

“…A lot of research work has been conducted in the past for estimating the stature form numerous body dimensions; example includes the dimensions of the head (Pelin et al 2010), hand (Asadujjaman et al 2019;Ishak et al 2012b;Kalia et al 2008;Kim et al 2018;Krishan and Sharma 2007;Uhrová et al 2015;Zulkifly et al 2018), foot (Asadujjaman et al 2020a;Hisham et al 2012;Kanchan et al 2008Kanchan et al , 2010Krishan et al 2011Krishan et al , 2012Kuan 2018;Ozden et al 2005;Sanli et al 2005;Uhrová et al 2013Uhrová et al , 2015Zeybek et al 2008), lower limb (Ahmed 2013a;Nor et al 2013), upper limb (Ahmed 2013b;Ismail et al 2018), cranium (Shrestha et al 2015), sternum (Yonguc et al 2015), lumber vertebrae (Zhang et al 2015), femur and tibia (Brits et al 2017), etc. Apart from these, handprints (Ahemad and Purkait 2011;Ishak et al 2012a, b;Krishan et al 2015;Moorthy and Yin 2016;Paulis 2015;Salama 2013;Zulkifly et al 2018) and footprints (Abledu et al 2016;Asadujjaman et al 2020b;Caplova et al 2018;Fawzy and Kamal 20...…”

“…Anthropometric measurements vary from one population to another (Asadujjaman et al 2017(Asadujjaman et al , 2020b. The degree of access to nutrition and health services may have an effect on the stature of the different populations around the world (Perkins et al 2016).…”