Predictive Body Height Model Based on Proximal Phalanx II Using X-Ray in Bataknese People
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Natural disasters or criminal acts that cause victims to die, in some cases the bodies of the victims canno longer be recognized because there has been severe damage such as only finding a few pieces of the body.Forensic identification of dead people or unidentified bodies, bodies in a state of damage due to rotting, burning,bomb explosions, land, sea and plane traffic accidents, tsunamis, earthquakes are very important and vital for furtherinvestigation.Methods:This is a correlation analysis study on phalanx bone length and body height. A cross sectional study isconducted where data is collected only one time and in a specific time span. This study aims to correlate body heightand proximal phalanx II bone in Bataknese people.Conclusion: Based on the results, it is concluded that the TB, FP2R, and FP2L data are normally distributed, p-value& lt;0,05 (p = 0,001). There is a correlation (Sig FP2R = 0.200 (p >0,05), with an intermediate correlation level betweenthe right (r = 0,353) and left (r = 0,400) phalanx bone length in men and the right (r = 0,464) and left (r = 0,479)phalanx bone length in women of Bataknese people. It is concluded that proximal phalanx II has a correlation withbody height with an intermediate correlation level (r = 0,353- 0,479), so proximal phalanx II is the best predictor forbody height.
Source: Medico-Legal Update
DOI: 10.37506/10641z76
Institution: Universitas Sumatera Utara
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4407347922