Anthropology
Open Access
ISSN: 2332-0915
ISSN: 2332-0915
Mehrdad Ghorbanlou, Fatemeh Moradi, Mina Eftekharzadeh and Hamid Reza Asgari*
Gender and stature prediction of human remains is crucial in anthropological and forensic sciences. This study investigated stature dependency of sternal morphometric parameters in an Iranian population. Chest CT scans of 100 patients (male=58, female=42) were investigated in thirteen stature-based groups in a retrospective study for sternal morphometric parameters including length, width, and thickness of manubrium, body, and xiphoid process. Also, derived parameters such as combined length of manubrium and body (MBL), sternal area and volume, and manubrium, body and sternal indices were evaluated. Differences among groups and stature dependency were investigated by one way analysis of variance and linear regression tests. Most significant differences were evident in manubrium width, body length, combined length of manubrium and body, and sternum area and volume between groups with higher stature (>180 cm) and groups with lower stature (<169 cm). Correlation studies revealed a multiple five variable linear regression model predicting stature with high prediction rate (r²=0.62). Evaluations among male and female participants of same height revealed there are few significant differences in sternal body thickness, MBL, and sternal area. Results of this investigation revealed that although sternal parameters are significantly different in male and female, this difference is greatly depended upon stature not sex.
Published Date: 2024-12-30; Received Date: 2023-07-29