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A Geometric Morphometric Approach to Sex Determination of the Human Adult Os Coxa.
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Journal of Forensic Sciences . Jul2010, Vol. 55 Issue 4, p859-864. 6p. 5 Diagrams, 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Sex determination of the human skeleton is best assessed from the os coxa. The present study explored the possibility of using three-dimensional landmark coordinate data collected from various landmarks located over the entire bone to determine whether there were significant sex differences local to the landmarks. Thirty-six landmarks were digitized on 200 African American and European American male and female adult human os coxae. MANCOVA results show that sex and size have a significant effect on shape for both European Americans (Sex, F = 17.50, d.f. = 36, 63, p > F = 0.0001; Size, F = 2.56, d.f. = 36, 63, p > F = 0.0022) and African Americans (Sex, F = 21.18, d.f. = 36, 63, p > F = 0.0001; Size, F = 2.59, d.f. = 36, 63, p > F = 0.0005). The discriminant analysis shows that sexing accuracy for European Americans is 98% for both males and females, 98% for African American females, and 100% for African American males. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221198
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 51877912
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01374.x