Is cranial multi-detector computed tomography imaging valuable for stature estimation in Egyptian population?

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Table 6 Simple linear regression analysis to predict stature from skull measurements in males (N = 80)

Skull measurements	Unstandardized coefficients		P value	R²	SEE (cm)	Regression equation
Skull measurements	B	Std. error	P value	R²	SEE (cm)	Regression equation
XCB	1.54	0.49	< 0.001*	0.113	6.03	S = [147.8 + (1.54 × XCB)]
Constant	147.8	7.07	< 0.001*	0.113	6.03	S = [147.8 + (1.54 × XCB)]
ZYB	1.4	0.31	< 0.001*	0.204	5.71	S = [149.5 + (1.4 × ZYB)]
Constant	149.5	4.6	< 0.001*	0.204	5.71	S = [149.5 + (1.4 × ZYB)]
OBH	7.11	1.95	< 0.001*	0.145	5.92	S = [142.2 + (7.11 × OBH)]
Constant	142.2	7.65	< 0.001*	0.145	5.92	S = [142.2 + (7.11 × OBH)]
GOL	2.65	0.69	< 0.001*	0.160	5.87	S = [120.9 + (2.65 × GOL)]
Constant	120.9	12.72	< 0.001*	0.160	5.87	S = [120.9 + (2.65 × GOL)]
BPL	2	0.78	0.012*	0.078	6.15	S = [149.5 + (2 × BPL)] ± 6.15
Constant	149.5	7.97	< 0.001*	0.078	6.15	S = [149.5 + (2 × BPL)] ± 6.15

R², co-efficient determination; < 0.1(trivial), 0.1–0.3 (small to medium), 0.3–0.5 (medium to large), > 0.5 (large to very large)
SEE standard error of estimate
*Significant level at P value < 0.05