A Study of Correlations within the Dimensions of Lower Limb Parts for Personal Identification in a Sudanese Population
Table 4
Linear regression equations for reconstruction of lower limb dimensions (in cm) in females.
Regression equation
±SEE
value
TL = 24.588 + 2.368 × BMB
0.388
0.150
±1.784
***
TL = 10.882 + 1.134 × FL
0.611
0.373
±1.532
***
TL = 27.021 + 1.333 × FB
0.362
0.131
±1.804
***
BMB = 3.330 + 0.063 × TL
0.388
0.150
±0.292
***
BMB = 1.393 + 0.181 × FL
0.595
0.354
±0.255
***
BMB = 3.009 + 0.327 × FB
0.542
0.249
±0.266
***
FL = 11.542 + 0.329 × TL
0.611
0.373
±0.826
***
FL = 12.837 + 1.959 × BMB
0.595
0.354
±0.838
***
FL = 15.003 + 1.084 × FB
0.547
0.299
±0.873
***
FB = 4.645 + 0.098 × TL
0.362
0.131
±0.490
***
FB = 3.224 + 0.899 × BMB
0.542
0.294
±0.442
***
FB = 1.757 + 0.275 × FL
0.547
0.299
±0.440
***
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).
