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Estimation of sex from sternal dimensions derived from chest plate radiographs in contemporary Spaniards.
Macaluso, P James; Lucena, Joaquín.
Afiliação
  • Macaluso PJ; Institute of Legal Medicine, 41915, Seville, Spain, p.james.macaluso@hotmail.com.
Int J Legal Med ; 128(2): 389-95, 2014 Mar.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24061699
A number of previous studies have demonstrated that osteometric analysis of the sternum provides a highly accurate method for discriminating adult sex in diverse population groups. In this study, sternal measurements were recorded from posteroanterior digital radiographs of the chest plate of 116 Spanish individuals (65 males and 51 females). Results demonstrated that all linear dimensions of the manubrium and mesosternum, sternal area, and sternal index were significantly sexually dimorphic in this population group. Discriminant function analyses incorporating several of these variables, individually or in combination, provided sex classification accuracy rates greater than 80.0%, with associated sex biases below 5.0%. A stepwise procedure, which can be used when a complete sternum is present, yielded the highest correct sex classification rate at 89.7%. Only slightly lower allocation accuracy rates were obtained for multivariate equations which incorporated either dimensions of the manubrium or mesosternum (87.1% for both formulae). Thus, the derived discriminant function equations should prove useful in forensic investigations, particularly those in which the pelvis or bones of the extremities are not available for analysis.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Esterno / Comparação Transcultural / Parede Torácica / Determinação do Sexo pelo Esqueleto Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Esterno / Comparação Transcultural / Parede Torácica / Determinação do Sexo pelo Esqueleto Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article