A Study of Correlations within the Dimensions of Lower Limb Parts for Personal Identification in a Sudanese Population
Table 3
Linear regression equations for reconstruction of lower limb dimensions (in cm) in males.
Regression equation
±SEE
value
TL = 31.578 + 1.477 BMB
0.301
0.091
±2.159
***
TL = 11.000 + 1.156 × FL
0.649
0.421
±1.722
***
TL = 31.434 + 1.054 × FB
0.341
0.116
±2.128
***
BMB = 4.263 + 0.062 × TL
0.301
0.091
±0.441
***
BMB = 0.631 + 0.234 × FL
0.643
0.413
±0.354
***
BMB = 2.945 + 0.400 × FB
0.635
0.403
±0.357
***
FL = 11.341 + 0.364 × TL
0.649
0.421
±0.967
***
FL = 14.456 + 1.768 × BMB
0.643
0.413
±0.974
***
FL = 16.927 + 0.990 × FB
0.570
0.325
±1.044
***
FB = 5.098 + 0.110 × TL
0.341
0.116
±0.689
***
FB = 2.828 + 1.006 × BMB
0.635
0.403
±0.566
***
FB = 0.978 + 0.329 × FL
0.570
0.325
±0.602
***
TL: tibial length, BMB: bimalleolar breadth, FL: foot length, FB: foot breadth, : correlation coefficient, : coefficient of determination, and SEE: standard error of estimate. ***The value was significant at the 0.001 level (two-tailed).
