Research Article

A Study of Correlations within the Dimensions of Lower Limb Parts for Personal Identification in a Sudanese Population

Table 6

Multiple direct regression equations for reconstruction of lower limb dimensions (in cm).

SexRegression equation R ±SEE value

MaleTL = 11.130 + 1.199 x FL − 0.133 × FB 0.6500.423±1.725<0.001
FL = 5.271 + 0.267 × TL + 1.107 × BMB + 0.265 × FB0.8090.654±0.752<0.001
FB = 0.360 + 0.014 × TL + 0.738 × BMB + 0.140 × FL0.6700.449±0.547<0.001

Female TL = 10.623 + 1.093 × FL + 0.148 × FB0.6120.374±1.535<0.001
FL = 5.991 + 0.219 × TL + 1.031 × BMB + 0.456 × FB0.7480.560±0.695<0.001
FB = 0.890 + 0.009 × TL + 0.555 × BMB + 0.165 × FL0.6100.372±0.419<0.001

TL: tibial length, BMB: bimalleolar breadth, FL: foot length, FB: foot breadth, : correlation coefficient, : coefficient of determination, and SEE: standard error of estimate.