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Maximum cranial length and breadth have a significant, albeit low to moderate, positive correlation with stature in young adults, allowing for the derivation of sex-specific regression equations for forensic stature prediction. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To assess the correlation between stature and maximum cranial length and breadth, and to derive sex-specific simple linear regression equations for predicting height in young adults.

September 14, 2026Advances in Clinical Medical ResearchOpen Access

Cranial Dimension as Predictors of Stature: A Forensic Anthropometric Study in Rajasthan

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DKDeepu Singh Kataria MBMeghna Bhaumik HSH. P. SharmaPacific Medical (China)

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Anthropometric study reveals positive correlations between cranial dimensions and stature in young adults, suggesting their forensic utility for stature estimation.

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To assess the correlation between stature and maximum cranial length and breadth, and to derive sex-specific simple linear regression equations for predicting height in young adults.
Cross-sectional study of 600 healthy young adults aged 18–22 years (300 males and 300 females) at Pacific Medical University, Udaipur, with vertex-to-heel height measured using a stadiometer alongside cranial length and breadth.
Data analyzed with SPSS version 26 using independent samples t-tests for sex comparisons, Pearson's correlation coefficients (r), coefficients of determination (r²), and simple linear regression models.
Males had significantly greater height, maximum cranial length, and maximum cranial breadth than females (all p<0.0001).
Stature positively correlated with maximum cranial length in males (r=0.362, r²=0.131, p<0.0001) and females (r=0.368, r²=0.135, p<0.0001).
Stature also positively correlated with maximum cranial breadth in males (r=0.229, r²=0.052, p<0.0001) and females (r=0.444, r²=0.197, p<0.0001), enabling the derivation of sex-specific stature prediction formulas.

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Kataria et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3ee0926e14a848b349b https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22724288

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Anthropometric study reveals positive correlations between cranial dimensions and stature in young adults, suggesting their forensic utility for stature estimation.

Cranial Dimension as Predictors of Stature: A Forensic Anthropometric Study in Rajasthan

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Cranial Dimension as Predictors of Stature: A Forensic Anthropometric Study in Rajasthan

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