Estimation of Stature from Percutaneous Length of Ulna in Living Indigenous Meiteis (An Ethnic Group in North East India)

Stature estimation has an important role in establishing the personal identity of unknown human remains. Establishing the identity of an individual from mutilated, decomposed and amputated body fragments is a challenging task. Various body parts may be used for the estimation of stature. In forensic practice, when mutilated remains are brought for examination, stature estimation is important for identification purposes. In the present study on 110 indigenous Meitei subjects, the percutaneous length of the ulna was studied to correlate with the stature. A positive correlation was observed between stature and percutaneous length of the ulna, and there was no statistically significant difference between the right and left ulna. The correlation coefficient ( r ) for both sexes together is 0.7335 and the regression equation is Y = 65.42911 + 3.773632X with a P value of <.01. For males, the r is 0.5814 and the regression equation is Y = 110.262 + 2.206518X with a P < .001. For females, the r is 0.3143 and the regression equation is Y = 123.8984 + 1.338234X with a P < .01. The simple linear regression equations derived from the study may be used for the estimation of height from the ulna in forensic practice in this part of the world, especially in mutilated remains.