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Table 8 Difference of handprint measurement on soil and flat surface

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

Sex

Side

Parameter

Mean handprint on soil

Mean handprint on flat surface

Handprint ratio (soil/flat surface)

Male

Right

MHB

99.83

94.96

1.05

F1DL

117.15

113.48

1.03

SDL

167.55

162.70

1.03

TDL

180.32

174.36

1.03

F2DL

170.54

164.85

1.03

F3DL

147.95

143.04

1.03

Left

MHB

102.38

96.39

1.06

F1DL

118.23

113.13

1.05

SDL

169.55

165.71

1.02

TDL

181.36

177.80

1.02

F2DL

173.67

167.62

1.04

F3DL

150.78

144.77

1.04

Female

Right

MHB

94.00

87.50

1.07

F1DL

104.50

100.00

1.05

SDL

151.00

149.00

1.01

TDL

165.00

159.50

1.03

F2DL

156.00

152.50

1.02

F3DL

135.50

129.00

1.05

Left

MHB

93.50

88.00

1.06

F1DL

102.00

101.50

1.00

SDL

153.50

150.00

1.02

TDL

167.00

164.00

1.02

F2DL

154.50

153.00

1.01

F3DL

137.50

131.00

1.05

  1. MHB maximum handprint breadth, F1DL 1st digit length, SDL 2nd digit length, TDL 3rd digit length, F2DL 4th digit length, F3DL 5th digit length