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An Osteometric Study of Northern Indian Populations for Sexual Dimorphism in Craniofacial Region
Author(s) -
Saini Vineeta,
Srivastava Rashmi,
Rai Rajesh K.,
Shamal Satya N.,
Singh Tej B.,
Tripathi Sunil K.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01707.x
Subject(s) - crania , sexual dimorphism , discriminant function analysis , anthropometry , craniofacial , population , demography , human skeleton , forensic anthropology , skull , biology , forensic science , geography , zoology , anatomy , statistics , archaeology , mathematics , sociology , genetics
Sex identification is an initial crucial objective in the revelation of the complete identity of the human skeleton as it also renders significantly clearer guidance towards age and stature estimation. Population specific standards are of great practical relevance in the present era of increasing population intermixing. Size differences and robusticity are the two well‐elaborated pillars holding most of the dimorphic burdens of the skull. This study is designed to explore dimorphic characteristics of the craniofacial region to establish anthropometric standards for contemporary North Indian populations, which have not been available so far. One hundred and twelve adult crania of known age (23–65 years) and sex (M:F; 82:30) were collected in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Ten standard metric parameters of craniofacial region were measured and subjected to stepwise and direct discriminant function analysis employing SPSS 16.00. Bizygomatic breadth emerged as the single best parameter in stepwise analysis, providing an average accuracy of 85.5%.