Sex assessment using measurements of the first lumbar vertebra |
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Authors: | Zheng Wen Xu Cheng Fu Bo Cheng Kai Liang Tian Yong Lai Ying Zhang Wen Song Zheng Ya Juan Li You Qiong |
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Institution: | Department of Glaucoma, Ophthalmic Hospital, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, PR China. |
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Abstract: | Sex determination is a vital part of the medico-legal system but can be difficult in cases where the integrity of the body has been compromised. The purpose of this study was to develop a technique for sex assessment from measurements of the first lumber vertebrate. Twenty-nine linear measurements and five ratios were collected from 113 Chinese adult males and 97 Chinese adult females using digital three-dimensional anthropometry methods. By using discriminant analysis, we found that 23 linear measurements and two ratios identified sexual dimorphism (P<0.01), with predictive accuracy ranging from 57.1% to 86.6%. Using a stepwise method of discriminant function analysis, we found three dimensions predicted sex with 88.6% accuracy: (a) upper end-plate width (EPWu), (b) left pedicle height (PHl), and (c) middle end-plate depth (EPDm). This study shows that a single first lumber vertebra can be used for this purpose, and that the discriminant equation will help forensic determination of sex in the Chinese population. |
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