ASSESSMENT OF AGE, SEX AND STATURE BY SOME ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS IN A SAMPLE OF EGYPTIAN RURAL CHILDREN

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1 faculty of medicine Cairo university

2 kasr Aainy Cairo university

3 Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Faculty of Medicine Cairo University

4 faculty of medicine ,cairo university

5 cairo university

6 kasrvalainy , Cairo university, Egypt

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Introduction: The stature of an individual is an inherent characteristic; it is considered to be an important assessment in the identification of unknown human remains. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to find out the statistical correlation between age, sex and stature to anthropometric measurements of head, upper and lower extremities, body mass index (BMI) in a sample of Egyptian rural children at school age (6->13 years). Methodology: The present study was a cross sectional study that was conducted on 350 healthy school children aged 6 – >13 years randomly received from primary schools Behera governorate. Assessment of age, sex and stature was performed through socio – demographic data, and anthropometric measures. Results: In this study among various anthropometric parameters arm span and lower limb length were shown to have strongest correlation with stature, but leg length was highly significant in age 9 years, arm length at 6 & 11 years, head circumference at 7 & 8 years, and head length in age 10 years. Conclusion: The means of most anthropometric measurements were higher in girls, Several regression equations were conducted for estimation of age, sex and stature of children.

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The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology
Volume 24, Issue 3
September 2024
Pages 59-74

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