Sex estimation in the South-East Asian population: A systematic review.

IF 0.6 4区医学 Q4 PATHOLOGY

Malaysian Journal of Pathology Pub Date : 2024-04-01

S Saad, S Hisham, S P A Amir Hamzah

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Abstract

Introduction: Sex estimation is crucial in forensic anthropology. In situations such as mass disasters, and forensic anthropology cases, sex estimation is a very important initial step in the disaster victim identification process. Literature has acknowledged that sex estimation is population-specific. However, sex estimation standards in South-East Asian populations are limited, leading to the usage of most Thais discriminant function equations on sex estimation by other South-East Asian countries including Malaysia. This systematic review was conducted to summarise the findings of sex estimation studies in South-East Asian countries.

Materials and methods: A systematic literature search was performed through the SCOPUS database and Web of Science (WOS) database for relevant studies between 2014 and 2022. All published articles that are related to sex estimation from different types of bone, methods, landmarks, and sample sources (i.e., photographs, dry bones, and CT images) were included in this review. The main inclusion criteria were studies on (i) sex estimation; (ii) in South-East Asian populations; (iii) between the years 2014 and 2022; and (iv) in English.

Results: The literature search identified 30 potentially relevant studies, of which 15 publications met all the inclusion criteria. From those research, 13 studies were related to the Thai population and two to the Malaysian population. Only one study was based on morphological traits, while the rest were based on a morphometric approach.

Conclusion: All studies found that sex estimation is populationspecific. Therefore, further research is recommended to explore more on population-specific sex estimation using different parts of bone.

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东南亚人口的性别估计：系统综述。

介绍：性别估计在法医人类学中至关重要。在大规模灾难和法医人类学案件等情况下，性别估计是灾难受害者鉴定过程中非常重要的第一步。文献承认性别估计是针对特定人群的。然而，东南亚人口的性别估计标准有限，导致包括马来西亚在内的其他东南亚国家在性别估计方面使用了大部分泰国的判别函数方程。本系统综述旨在总结东南亚国家的性别估计研究结果：通过 SCOPUS 数据库和 Web of Science (WOS) 数据库对 2014 年至 2022 年间的相关研究进行了系统性文献检索。所有与通过不同类型的骨骼、方法、地标和样本来源（即照片、干骨和 CT 图像）进行性别估计有关的已发表文章均被纳入本综述。主要纳入标准为：(i) 性别估计；(ii) 东南亚人群；(iii) 2014 年至 2022 年；(iv) 英语：文献检索发现了 30 项潜在的相关研究，其中 15 项出版物符合所有纳入标准。在这些研究中，13 项研究与泰国人口有关，2 项与马来西亚人口有关。只有一项研究是基于形态特征的，其他研究都是基于形态计量学方法：结论：所有研究都发现，性别估计是针对特定人群的。因此，建议进一步开展研究，利用不同部位的骨骼对特定人群的性别进行估计。

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Malaysian Journal of Pathology PATHOLOGY-

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3.60

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5.60%

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期刊介绍： The Malaysian Journal of Pathology is the official journal of the College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia. The primary purpose of The Journal is to publish the results of study and research in Pathology, especially those that have particular relevance to human disease occurring in Malaysia and other countries in this region. The term PATHOLOGY will be interpreted in its broadest sense to include Chemical Pathology, Cytology, Experimental Pathology, Forensic Pathology, Haematology, Histopathology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. The Journal aims to bring under one cover publications of regional interest embracing the various sub-specialities of Pathology. It is expected that the articles published would be of value not only to pathologists, but also to medical practitioners in search of a scientific basis for the problems encountered in their practice, and to those with an interest in diseases which occur in the tropics.