Stature estimation from handprint measurements: an application to the medicolegal investigation

Asadujjaman, Md.; Hossain, Md. Golzer; Rana, Md. Sohel; Islam, Md. Zahidul

doi:10.1186/s41935-020-00215-1

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Table 3 Linear regression equations to estimate the stature from handprint measurements (in mm)

From: Stature estimation from handprint measurements: an application to the medicolegal investigation

Sex	Parameter	Side	Equation	R	R²	SSE	95% prediction interval	P value
Male	MHB	Right	S = 1172.619 + 4.713 MHB	0.490	0.240	54.544	106.906	0.000*
	MHB	Left	S = 1187.089 + 4.608 MHB	0.480	0.231	54.866	107.537	0.000*
	F1DL	Right	S = 1195.433 + 4.060 F1DL	0.481	0.231	54.860	107.526	0.000*
	F1DL	Left	S = 1209.595 + 3.967 F1DL	0.472	0.223	55.138	108.070	0.000*
	SDL	Right	S = 849.763 + 4.802 SDL	0.709	0.502	44.141	86.516	0.000*
	SDL	Left	S = 854.196 + 4.788 SDL	0.703	0.494	44.521	87.261	0.000*
	TDL	Right	S = 880.913 + 4.368 TDL	0.649	0.421	47.586	93.269	0.000*
	TDL	Left	S = 876.747 + 4.406 TDL	0.655	0.429	47.249	92.608	0.000*
	F2DL	Right	S = 963.814 + 4.144 F3DL	0.596	0.356	50.213	98.417	0.000*
	F2DL	Left	S = 990.089 + 4.007 F2DL	0.586	0.344	50.674	99.321	0.000*
	F3DL	Right	S = 1070.195 + 4.110 F3DL	0.557	0.311	51.939	101.800	0.000*
	F3DL	Left	S = 1083.433 + 4.036 F3DL	0.550	0.303	52.241	102.392	0.000*
Female	MHB	Right	S = 1093.306 + 4.817 MHB	0.336	0.113	55.436	108.655	0.001*
	MHB	Left	S = 1101.291 + 4.743 MHB	0.333	0.111	55.495	108.770	0.001*
	F1DL	Right	S = 1275.590 + 2.693 F1DL	0.340	0.116	55.337	108.461	0.001*
	F1DL	Left	S = 1255.961 + 2.714 F1DL	0.346	0.120	55.210	108.212	0.000*
	SDL	Right	S = 925.658 + 3.916 SDL	0.446	0.199	52.688	103.268	0.000*
	SDL	Left	S = 948.659 + 3.781 SDL	0.439	0.193	52.871	103.627	0.000*
	TDL	Right	S = 811.028 + 4.365 TDL	0.552	0.305	49.074	96.185	0.000*
	TDL	Left	S = 824.346 + 4.293 TDL	0.548	0.300	49.237	96.505	0.000*
	F2DL	Right	S = 909.671 + 4.023 F2DL	0.537	0.289	49.628	97.271	0.000*
	F2DL	Left	S = 909.628 + 4.038 F2DL	0.540	0.291	49.548	97.114	0.000*
	F3DL	Right	S = 937.337 + 4.496 F3DL	0.542	0.293	49.472	96.965	0.000*
	F3DL	Left	S = 956.2276 + 4.364 F3DL	0.517	0.268	50.360	98.706	0.000*
Combined sex	MHB	Right	S = 805.626 + 7.897 MHB	0.741	0.549	59.178	115.989	0.000*
	MHB	Left	S = 801.406 + 7.968 MHB	0.732	0.536	60.017	117.633	0.000*
	F1DL	Right	S = 887.060 + 6.260 F1DL	0.599	0.359	70.548	138.274	0.000*
	F1DL	Left	S = 902.111 + 6.158 F1DL	0.587	0.344	71.360	139.866	0.000*
	SDL	Right	S = 494.209 + 6.694 SDL	0.767	0.589	56.490	110.720	0.000*
	SDL	Left	S = 502.096 + 6.660 SDL	0.760	0.578	57.247	112.204	0.000*
	TDL	Right	S = 477.699 + 6.418 TDL	0.777	0.603	55.520	108.819	0.000*
	TDL	Left	S = 475. 834 + 6.444 TDL	0.771	0.595	56.088	109.932	0.000*
	F2DL	Right	S = 569.707 + 6.249 F2DL	0.754	0.569	57.860	113.406	0.000*
	F2DL	Left	S = 578.503 + 6.209 F2DL	0.744	0.554	58.841	115.328	0.000*
	F3DL	Right	S = 657.345 + 6.671 F3DL	0.742	0.551	59.088	115.812	0.000*
	F3DL	Left	S = 662.986 + 6.646 F3DL	0.729	0.531	60.343	118.272	0.000*

S stature, MHB maximum handprint breadth, F1DL 1^st digit length, SDL 2^nd digit length, TDL 3^rd digit length, F2DL 4^th digit length, F3DL 5^th digit length
*Significant (p < 0.001)

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