A Study Based on Somatometric Measurements of Hand and Foot for the Estimation of Stature of Ramgarhia Sikh Population in Delhi Region

In forensic investigation difficulties are being experienced in the stature and gender estimation of bodies dismembered in mass destruction and criminal mutilation. The study is based on a sample of 175 subjects (85 males and 90 females) of “Ramgarhia Sikh Population” from Delhi, aged between 20 and 50 years. Four Somatometric measurements: Hand Length, Hand Breadth, Foot Length and Foot Breadth taken on the right side in each subject were included in this study. Stature was measured using standard anthropometric techniques. Sex differences were found to be highly significant for all the measurements (P&lt;0.01). Linear and multiple regression equations for stature estimation were calculated using the above mentioned variables. The correlation coefficients between stature and all the measurements of hands and feet were found to be positive and statistically significant. The highest correlation in males was found to be in between stature and foot length, whereas in the females the highest correlation was between stature and hand length, providing reliability and accuracy of these body parts for the estimation of stature.法医调查中，针对大规模破坏或刑事肢解案件中被分离的遗体，其身高与性别推断始终存在难点。本研究的样本取自德里地区的175名拉姆加尔希亚锡克族受试者，其中男性85名、女性90名，年龄介于20至50岁之间。本研究纳入了对每名受试者右侧肢体采集的四项人体测量学指标：手长、手宽、足长与足宽。身高采用标准人体测量学技术进行采集。所有测量指标均存在极显著的性别差异（P<0.01）。基于上述指标，本研究推导了用于身高推断的一元与多元回归方程。身高与手、足各项测量指标间的相关系数均为正值，且具有统计学显著性。男性群体中，身高与足长的相关性最高；而女性群体中，身高与手长的相关性最高，这证实了上述肢体部位可可靠且精准地用于身高推断。