Adult Stature Estimation from Radiographic Metatarsal Length in a Contemporary Korean Population

Suyeon Park, Young Yi, Battur Tsengel, Jahyung Kim, Dong-Il Chun, Sung-Hun Won, Tae-Hong Min, Jeong-Hyun Park, Mijeong Lee and Jaeho Cho
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Suyeon Park: Department of Biostatistics, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea
Young Yi: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul 04551, Korea
Battur Tsengel: Institute for Skeletal Aging and Orthopedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24253, Korea
Jahyung Kim: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Armed Force Gangneung Hospital, Gangneung 25422, Korea
Dong-Il Chun: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea
Sung-Hun Won: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea
Tae-Hong Min: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea
Jeong-Hyun Park: Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Kangwon 24341, Korea
Mijeong Lee: Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Kangwon 24341, Korea
Jaeho Cho: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24253, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-11

Abstract: The ability to estimate stature can be important in the identification of skeletal remains. This study aims to develop a Korean-specific equation predicting stature using radiographic measurements in the contemporary Korean population. 200 healthy Korean adults, including 102 males and 98 females, were randomly selected (age, range 20–86 years). The first and second metatarsals of the foot were measured by a standing X-ray using a digital medical image viewer. The result showed a statistically significant correlation between metatarsal length and stature in Korean populations (male, R = 0.46, p < 0.001; female, R = 0.454, p < 0.001). Values of correlation coefficients (R) of the equations were 0.431 to 0.477. Compared to equations derived from other races, the Korean-specific equation showed significantly lower error values for estimating the actual height of Koreans through cross-validation. In conclusion, this study is the first to propose a Korean-specific regression formula for estimating stature using metatarsal length and a verified formula for precise application to the Korean population. However, given the relatively low correlation coefficient, the stature estimation formula derived from this study can be utilized when other bones that allow more accurate stature estimation are not available.

Keywords: anatomy; forensic sciences; forensic anthropology; identification; body height; metatarsal bones; linear model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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