Relation between Body Height and Combined Length of Manubrium and Mesosternum of Sternum Measured by CT-VRT in Southwest Han Population / 法医学杂志
Journal of Forensic Medicine
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(6): 196-199, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-983987
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To establish the linear regression equation between body height and combined length of manubrium and mesostenum of sternum measured by CT volume rendering technique (CT-VRT) in southwest Han population.@*METHODS@#One hundred and sixty subjects, including 80 males and 80 females were selected from southwest Han population for routine CT-VRT (reconstruction thickness 1 mm) examination. The lengths of both manubrium and mesosternum were recorded, and the combined length of manubrium and mesosternum was equal to the algebraic sum of them. The sex-specific linear regression equations between the combined length of manubrium and mesosternum and the real body height of each subject were deduced.@*RESULTS@#The sex-specific simple linear regression equations between the combined length of manubrium and mesostenum (x3) and body height (y) were established (male y = 135.000+2.118 x3 and female y = 120.790+2.808 x3). Both equations showed statistical significance (P < 0.05) with a 100% predictive accuracy.@*CONCLUSION@#CT-VRT is an effective method for measurement of the index of sternum. The combined length of manubrium and mesosternum from CT-VRT can be used for body height estimation in southwest Han population.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Sternum
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Body Height
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Linear Models
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Regression Analysis
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Forensic Anthropology
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Asian People
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Manubrium
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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