European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

INTRODUCTION : Stature estimation is taken as an important framework in person identification and also in forensic examinations. Human ears are always an important determining feature of the face and its construction demonstrates various signs of age and sex
 
AIM : Aim of the present study was to  estimate stature using measurements of external ear in females.
 
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was done among 50 females students studying Dental in a college, within the age group 18 to 20 years. the measurements of both external ears and also the height of subjects was measured. The data collected was  tabulated and statistically analysed using SPSS software (version 23) and a linear regression equation was calculated using the data.
 
RESULT: The linear regression equation was calculated using the formula y = a+bx to be, For Female Right ear, height (y)   = 120.33 + 4.39 X1; Right ear, breadth(y)  =  120.33 + 5.41 X2 The (r) value was 0.532, it had moderate correlation. For Female Left ear, height (y)   =   120.08 + 3.96 X1;   Left ear breadth (y)   =   120.08 + 6.35 X2. The ‘r’ value was 0.559, it had moderate correlation.
 
CONCLUSION : The present study concludes that there was moderate correlation among females between stature and ear measurements, it was found to be statistically significant hence, ear measurements can be used at moderate level to estimate stature in females.