Sexual dimorphism in the 7th cervical and 12th thoracic vertebrae from a mediterranean population.

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10641/5719
ISSN: 1556-4029
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12320

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2014

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Wiley
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Sex determination is an important task in physical anthropology and forensic medicine. The study sample comprised 121 individuals of known sex, age, and cause of death from San Jose cemetery in Granada (Spain). Eight dimensions were analyzed, and discriminant function analysis was performed for each vertebra to obtain discriminating functions and study the percentage of correct assignations of these functions. The percentage accuracy was approximately 80% for both vertebrae, but varied according to the sex, being higher for the 7th cervical in males and higher for the 12th thoracic in females. As reported in other populations, the greatest dimorphism values were found for the length of the inferior surface of the vertebral body and the width and length of the vertebral foramen of the 7th cervical vertebra and for the length of the inferior surface of the vertebral body of the 12th thoracic vertebra.

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Forensic science, Forensic anthropology, Sex determination, Discriminant function analysis, 7th cervical vertebra, 12th thoracic vertebra

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Amores A, Botella, M. C, Alemán, I. (2014). Sexual dimorphism in the 7th cervical and 12th thoracic vertebrae from a Mediterranean population. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 59(2):301-5.

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FACULTAD DE DERECHO, EMPRESA Y GOBIERNO