Yonsei Medical Journal  1997;38(2):79-85

doi:10.3349/ymj.1997.38.2.79

Correlation between the postmortem stature and the dried limb-bone lengths of Korean adult males.

Byoung Young CHOI 1 ; Young Moon CHAE ; In Hyuk CHUNG ; Ho Suck KANG

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Keywords

Dried limb-bone; stature; correlation coefficient; regression equation; simple regression; multiple regression; Koreans

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

The postmortem stature was measured in 57 Korean adult males (age range: 20-86 years old, mean: 52.3 years old) in supine position. After dissection of the corpses, we measured the maximum length of the remaining limb-bones (humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia and fibula). The correlation coefficients between the stature and each limb-bone length were calculated. Simple regression equations for estimating stature from each limb-bone length and multiple regression equations from the combination of limb-bone lengths were also obtained.