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Adult Stature Estimation from Radiographic Metatarsal Length in a Contemporary Korean Population

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  • Suyeon Park

    (Department of Biostatistics, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea
    Department of Applied Statistics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
    Suyeon Park and Young Yi contributed equally to this work.)

  • Young Yi

    (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul 04551, Korea
    Suyeon Park and Young Yi contributed equally to this work.)

  • Battur Tsengel

    (Institute for Skeletal Aging and Orthopedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24253, Korea)

  • Jahyung Kim

    (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Armed Force Gangneung Hospital, Gangneung 25422, Korea)

  • Dong-Il Chun

    (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea)

  • Sung-Hun Won

    (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea)

  • Tae-Hong Min

    (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea)

  • Jeong-Hyun Park

    (Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Kangwon 24341, Korea)

  • Mijeong Lee

    (Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Kangwon 24341, Korea)

  • Jaeho Cho

    (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24253, Korea)

Abstract

The ability to estimate stature can be important in the identification of skeletal remains. This study aims to develop a Korean-specific equation predicting stature using radiographic measurements in the contemporary Korean population. 200 healthy Korean adults, including 102 males and 98 females, were randomly selected (age, range 20–86 years). The first and second metatarsals of the foot were measured by a standing X-ray using a digital medical image viewer. The result showed a statistically significant correlation between metatarsal length and stature in Korean populations (male, R = 0.46, p < 0.001; female, R = 0.454, p < 0.001). Values of correlation coefficients (R) of the equations were 0.431 to 0.477. Compared to equations derived from other races, the Korean-specific equation showed significantly lower error values for estimating the actual height of Koreans through cross-validation. In conclusion, this study is the first to propose a Korean-specific regression formula for estimating stature using metatarsal length and a verified formula for precise application to the Korean population. However, given the relatively low correlation coefficient, the stature estimation formula derived from this study can be utilized when other bones that allow more accurate stature estimation are not available.

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  • Suyeon Park & Young Yi & Battur Tsengel & Jahyung Kim & Dong-Il Chun & Sung-Hun Won & Tae-Hong Min & Jeong-Hyun Park & Mijeong Lee & Jaeho Cho, 2021. "Adult Stature Estimation from Radiographic Metatarsal Length in a Contemporary Korean Population," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:19:p:10363-:d:648456
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    1. Jeong-Hyun Park & Mijeong Lee & Digud Kim & Hyung-Wook Kwon & Yu-Jin Choi & Kwang-Rak Park & Suyeon Park & Sa-Beom Park & Jaeho Cho, 2022. "Estimating Adult Stature Using Metatarsal Length in the Korean Population: A Cadaveric Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-11, November.

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