2015/08/10 by Sarka Mestekova, Šárka Mesteková, Jaroslav Brůžek +5
Arts and Humanities · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Health Professions · #Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies #Forensic and Genetic Research #Health and Conflict Studies
paper · doi:10.1111/1556-4029.12817
openalex publication_date 2015/08/10 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The hip bone is considered to be one of the most reliable indicators in sex determination. The aim of this study was to test the reliability of the DSP method for the hip bone proposed by Murail et al. (Bull Mem Soc Anthropol Paris, 17, 2005, 167) on a sample from a present-day population in France (52 males and 54 females). Ten linear measurements were collected from three-dimensional models derived from computed tomography images (CTI). To quantify the proportions of correct sex determinations, a more rigorous posterior probability threshold of 0.95 was applied. Using all 10 measurements, 92.3% of males and 97.2% of females were sexed correctly. The percentage of undetermined specimens varied depending on the used combination of measurements; however, all sexes were assigned with a 100% accuracy. This study proves that DSP is an appropriate and reliable tool for sex determination, based on dimensions obtained from CTI.