Forensic evaluation of sex estimation via measurements of adult index and ring finger lengths using postmortem computed tomography

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Table 1 Case profiles

Cause of death	n (Male / Female)	Age (years)			Height (cm)			Weight (kg)			Postmortem time (h)
Cause of death	n (Male / Female)	Median	Min	Max	Median	Min	Max	Median	Min	Max	Median	Min	Max
Blunt injury	59 (35 / 24)	62	20	93	161	138	180	54.5	30.2	105	34	14	145
Sharp instrument injury	13 (7 / 6)	55	38	86	160	150	169	61.5	31.9	86.2	28	10	41
Drowning	11 (6 / 5)	51	33	85	160	144	172	56.1	34.4	67.5	36	17	206
Fire fatalities	2 (1 / 1)		55	65		158	168		52.5	75.7		17	24
Asphyxia	22 (10 / 12)	49	21	86	164	143	174	54.6	34.6	73.5	33	14	301
Hypothermia	5 (1 / 5)	83	47	87	149	140	159	39.9	30.3	55.7	39	26	110
Hyperthermia	21 (8 / 13)	71	28	95	157	136	170	46.4	23.6	72.4	33	15	109
Sudden cardiac death	18 (10 / 8)	69	29	84	161	145	181	54.3	43.2	82.3	35	16	181
Other natural death	54 (24 / 30)	51	24	93	160	140	179	53.6	27.5	99.8	32	10	370
Total	205 (102 / 103)	59	20	95	160	136	181	54.2	23.6	105	33	10	370