@article{article_1420813, title={Sex Determination From Hand Dimensions: Preliminary Study}, journal={Adli Tıp Dergisi}, volume={38}, pages={114–123}, year={2024}, author={Şan, Furkan and Yaşar, Zehtiye Füsun and Zengin, Hatice Yağmur and Kırman Bandur, İlay Nur and Şekerci, Damla and Şençelikel, Tuğçe}, keywords={Identification, hand measurement, sex determination, forensic science}, abstract={Objective: Sex determinations is one of the important parameters in identification. In decomposed corpses and skeletal remains, sex determination is quite complicated. Therefore, researchers utilize anthropometric methods in such cases. In this study, the usefulness of hand anthropometry for sex determination was questioned by using three different analysis methods and the superiority of the methods was investigated. Material and Method: Three researchers measured the hand length and width of 221 participants in the study. The measurements were taken using digital calipers, and each participant’s hand measurement was recorded twice. Hand index and sectioning point values were calculated based on the measurements. The student’s t-test and the Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher-Freeman-Halton exact test were used to compare sex groups. Lastly, discriminant analysis was used to evaluate the sex prediction performance of the measurements. The significance level was assumed as p <0.05 in all statistical analyses. SPSS Version 23.0 and the R MVN package were used in the analyses. Results: In the study, significant differences between sex groups were observed across all measurements (95%) and hand type distribution. Sectioning point values were identified as reliable indicators for sex determination, with hand width demonstrating the highest classification accuracy. Discriminant analysis results indicated that the combined use of hand length and width had higher classification accuracy than using hand index alone. Conclusion: Hand measurements can be used as an alternative method for sex determination. In this regard, it has been found that among different statistical methods, discriminant analysis has a higher efficiency in sex determination.}, number={2}, publisher={Adli Tıp Kurumu}, organization={Supported Baskent University Research Fund.}