三种估计死亡年龄的方法,使用骨上三个不同区域的三种方法
Sthembiso S Mkhonza1, Ntombifuthi P Ngubane1, Okikioluwa S Aladeyelu2
1Discipline of Clinical Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Journal of forensic sciences
|November 10, 2025
概括
法医人类学年龄估计方法需要多样化的数据. 这项研究发现,乙球法对南非人口有希望,突出了在死亡年龄估计中需要特定人口标准的需要.
科学领域:
- 法医人类学 法医人类学
- 生物考古学的生物考古学
- 人类骨科人类骨科
背景情况:
- 目前法医人类学中的死亡年龄估计方法严重依赖美国数据集.
- 这些数据集往往缺乏多样性,主要包括欧洲和非洲祖先的个人,限制了全球适用性.
- 更好地了解人口多样性对于开发准确的法医人类学方法至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估三种死亡年龄估计方法对骨的准确性和可靠性.
- 在南非黑人和南非白人群体中评估这些方法.
- 确定在法医年龄估计中需要特定人口标准的需求.
主要方法:
- 检查了143个来自南非黑人和白人南非人在KwaZulu-Natal的骨.
- 评估了三种死亡年龄估计方法:阴部交表面,耳膜表面和囊.
- 评估准确性 (基平方),偏差,绝对误差 (MAE) 和观察者间/观察者内部可靠性 (克朗巴赫α).
主要成果:
- 耳膜表面方法显示了高精度,但也显示了最大的绝对误差和偏差.
- 乙团方法显示偏差和绝对误差较低,在两个人群中均有一致的结果.
- 性别是南非白人阴部交叉体表面方法的一个重要因素,但不是体或耳膜方法.
结论:
- 乙球法显示出在南非不同人口中估计死亡年龄的潜力.
- 由于人口的变化,现有的年龄估计方法可能无法普遍适用.
- 制定特定人口的标准和参考样本对于准确的法医人类学至关重要.
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