掌骨X线测量推断身高的研究

随机选取在校健康大学生186人(男90人, 女96人, 年龄18—27岁), 拍摄双手后前位372侧X线片, 测量身高和掌骨的长与宽。通过掌骨和身高的测量, 分析掌骨各参数与身高的关系, 为人类学和法医学的身高推断积累研究资料。掌骨长与身高的相关性明显高于掌骨宽, 其中男性第2掌骨长与身高相关性最高, 其线性回归方程为Ym=1097.320+9.337X; 女性第3掌骨长与身高的相关性最高, 其线性回归方程为Yf=1016.752+9.878X。男性第2掌骨长和女性第3掌骨长与身高的相关性最高, 可分别作为推断身高的依据。

Stature as Given by Metacarpal Bone X-ray Measurement

Atotal of 372 hand radiographs were obtained from 186 college students (90 males and 96 females, aged between 18 and 27 years) . The stature of the students, and the length and the middle width of metacarpal bones were measured. By assessing the length and width of the metacarpal bones, we obtained several regression equations relating metacarpal length to stature; data that can be useful in physical anthropology and forensic medicine. Values included minimum and maximum, average and standard deviations of right and left metacarpal bones. The following regression equations of metacarpal bone length and stature were Y_m = 1097.320 + 9.337X and Y_f = 1016.752 + 9.878X. In males, the correlation between the length of the second metacarpal and stature was the highest. In females, the relationship between the length of the third metacarpal and stature was significant. The results may be used in estimating stature in anthropological and forensic medicine studies.