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Table 12 Comparison of estimated stature by using formulae from different studies in validation analysis

From: Stature estimation study based on pelvic and sacral morphometric among Malaysian population

Transverse diameter S1 body (P2S)

Sacral height (P5S)

Regression formula

Mean Abs deviation

Mean squared error

AWR (%)

Mean Abs deviation

Mean squared error

AWR (%)

Black African

6.607

68.988

69.64

9.741

140.346

41.07

White African

6.734

71.613

71.43

8.650

113.181

55.36

Japanese

–

–

–

50.868

2652.699

0.00

Present study

6.550

62.834

76.79

7.185

72.318

71.43

  1. Unit in centimetre (cm)
  2. AWR represents the accuracy percentage of estimated stature within SEE range compared to actual stature