Correlation between Vertebral Length and Body Height (Os. Vertebralis) in Indonesian People

Abstract

Identification of unidentified living and dead human bodies can be carried out for the purposes of criminal investigation and other police duties. Among the most important information to identify one’s identity is the one obtained from the results of measuring the victim’s height. Thus, it is necessary to determine the height of a body of unidentified identity during the examination. To date, the correlation between the body height and vertebrae has not been widely known. The purpose of this present study was to determine the correlation between the body height and the length of the vertebrae. The study was conducted in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital from January to July 2018. This was an observational analytical study on 57 samples consisting of 32 male and 25 female samples. Results indicated that the correlation between the vertebral length (thoracic vertebra (X1) and lumbar vertebra (X2)) and the body height as determined using the following equations: Y=47.428+2.991 X1+2.13 X2 cm (male); Y=-32.496+3.800 X1+5.549 X2cm (female); show that there are quite strong when analyzed using t-test (r=0.799 for male and r=0.908 for female). In conclusions, this regression formula can be used in estimating the height found only in bones without other long bones.

Keywords

• Korelasi, os.vertebra, tinggi badan