[Determination of height in life using multiple regression of skull parameters]. FT Determinazione dell'altezza in vita mediante regressione multipla di parametri cranici.

The Authors have evaluated the possible correlations between cranial diameters and height in a population of 358 young males aged between 17 to 27 years old. The maximum anterior-posterior and lateral cranial diameters were measured along with stature. Then, the data was correlated using the SAS Program (Stepwise method) to obtain a multiple linear regression between height (dependent variable) and the cranial diameters (independent variable). Secondly, the Authors also studied the probable correlation between height and cranial diameters obtained without including the thickness of the soft tissues. In conclusion, they proposed a mathematical formula, applicable in forensic investigation, regarding the determination of the actual living stature of subjects for whom skills are the only skeletal remains available for identification procedures.