Predictive Body Height Model Based on Proximal Phalanx II Using X-Ray in Bataknese People

Authors

  • Asan Petrus Universitas Sumatera Utara
  • Henry Thomson Jamiler Hutasoit Universitas Sumatera Utara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/10641z76

Keywords:

body height, phalanx proximal II length.

Abstract

Background: Natural disasters or criminal acts that cause victims to die, in some cases the bodies of the victims can
no 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 further
investigation.
Methods:This is a correlation analysis study on phalanx bone length and body height. A cross sectional study is
conducted where data is collected only one time and in a specific time span. This study aims to correlate body height
and 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 between
the 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 with
body height with an intermediate correlation level (r = 0,353- 0,479), so proximal phalanx II is the best predictor for
body height.

Author Biographies

  • Asan Petrus, Universitas Sumatera Utara

    Department of Forensic and Medicolegal , Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara

  • Henry Thomson Jamiler Hutasoit, Universitas Sumatera Utara

    Department of Forensic and Medicolegal , Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara

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Predictive Body Height Model Based on Proximal Phalanx II Using X-Ray in Bataknese People. (2025). Medico Legal Update, 25(1), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.37506/10641z76