Table 5 Sex determination studies of first lumbar vertebra
From: Identification of sex and age for Egyptians using computed tomography of the first lumbar vertebra
Study Authors | Study year | Study population | Taken measurements | Most accurate | Used method | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present study | 2017 | Egyptian | fifteen measurements | EPWu | CT | 84.6% |
Badr El Dine & El Shafei | 2015 | Egyptian | 24 (including our measurements) + ratios | EPDu | CT | 68% |
Ostrofsky & Churchill | 2015 | S.African | 11 (7 in this study) | EPWu | Dry bone | 87.1% |
Zheng et al. | 2012 | Chinese | 29(including ours) + ratios | EPWu | CT | 88.6% |
Jelaca-Tavakoli & Lewis | 2010 | Americans | VL | Dry bone | 80% | |
Ruhli et al. | 2006 | Swiss | LVF | Dry bone | ||
Pastor | 2005 | white immigrant | 12 (9 in this study) | TDm | Dry bone | 100% |
Pastor | 2005 | American | 14 (only 9 in this study) | EPD, EPW | Dry bone | 85.1% 91.8% |
Jankauskas | 1994 | Lithuanian | XHA, XHP, TBD | Dry bone |