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Assigned sex estimation with the clavicle and scapula: A study in a Portuguese reference sample.
Curate, Francisco; Alves, Inês; Rodrigues, Tomás; Garcia, Susana J.
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  • Curate F; Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Research Centre for Anthropology and Health, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Alves I; School of Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Tomar, Portugal.
  • Rodrigues T; Centre for Public Administration and Public Policies, Institute of Social and Political Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Garcia SJ; Centre for Public Administration and Public Policies, Institute of Social and Political Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Med Sci Law ; 64(1): 15-22, 2024 Jan.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37170562
ABSTRACT
The estimation of biological sex is a critical step in the assessment of the biological profile of an anonymous skeletonized individual. In certain recovery circumstances, the most dimorphic skeletal areas, such as the pelvis, are absent or fragmented; in that case, other bones of the skeleton, including the clavicle and scapula, can be used to predict sex. The purpose of this research is to generate new models for the estimation of sex with clavicular and scapular measurements using a study-sample of 129 individuals with clavicle (65 males and 64 females) and 112 individuals with scapula (50 males and 62 females) from the Lisbon Identified Skeletal Collection (Portugal). A decision tree classifier (C4.5) and logistic regression (LR) were employed to create univariable and multivariable sex prediction models. Accuracy under cross-validation of the classification models is high (up to 93.8%), with minimal bias (<5%), particularly in the multivariable models. The proposed LR models facilitate the probabilistic estimation of biological sex, accounting for the significant overlap in the expression of sexual dimorphism.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Clavícula / Determinación del Sexo por el Esqueleto Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Med Sci Law Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Clavícula / Determinación del Sexo por el Esqueleto Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Med Sci Law Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Reino Unido