Estimating body stature by cephalic-facial measurements in Tujia ethnicity

YU Ke-li* WEI Yu ZHANG Xing-hua ZHAO Da-peng ZHENG Lian-bin WANG Wen-jia

doi:10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2018.04.017

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Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (4) : 518-523. DOI: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2018.04.017

Anthropology

Estimating body stature by cephalic-facial measurements in Tujia ethnicity

YU Ke-li* WEI Yu ZHANG Xing-hua ZHAO Da-peng ZHENG Lian-bin WANG Wen-jia

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Objective To conduct stature estimation from seven facial measurements of 1901 Tujia adults (858 males, 1043 females) in Southern China aged from 18 to 75 years. Methods The present study applied variable statistical method, such as multiplication factors, linear regression, multiple regression as well as multiple stepwise regression to explore the relationship between stature and cephalic-facial measurements and the reliability of the estimation method of stature in Tujia. Results All the facial measurements had significant coefficient with stature according to Pearson’s analysis. Linear regression was the best method for stature estimation according to cephalic-facial measurements in Tujia among the four method. Overall, the range of the four method based on the reliability was linear regression, multiple regression, multiple stepwise regression and multiplication factors. Conclusion Cephalic-facial measurements can be used to establish stature estimation equation. Horizontal head circumference has the highest correlation in the present study so that the estimating equation based on horizontal head circumference is most accurate.

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Tujia / Stature / Estimation / Facial measurement / Southern China / Regression analysis / Adult

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YU Ke-li WEI Yu ZHANG Xing-hua ZHAO Da-peng ZHENG Lian-bin WANG Wen-jia. Estimating body stature by cephalic-facial measurements in Tujia ethnicity[J]. Acta Anatomica Sinica. 2018, 49(4): 518-523 https://doi.org/10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2018.04.017

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Natural Science Foundation of China;Natural Science Foundation of China;Natural Science Foundation of China;science and technology national ministry of foundation work