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. 2020 Mar 12;53(1):36–43. doi: 10.5115/acb.19.179

Table 4. Discriminant functions for left humerus, ulna, and radius variables.

Discriminant functions Group centroids
Score=(0.022×MaxH)+(0.164×EH)+(0.181×MaxmH)+(0.419× MinmH)−25.416 M=1.783
F=−1.783
Score=(0.021×MaxU)+(0.733×APU)+(0.241×MLU)+(0.032× PhyU)−(0.80×MinU)−20.573 M=1.723
F=−1.723
Score=(0.041×MaxR)+(0.868×APR)+(0.215×MLR)−21.960 M=1.723
F=−1.723
Score=(0.075×MaxH)−22.033 M=1.030
F=−1.030
Score=(0.358×EH)−20.229 M=1.335
F=−1.335
Score=(0.741×MaxmH)−15.179 M=1.183
F=−1.183
Score=(0.937×MinmH)−13.569 M=1.307
F=−1.307
Score=(0.086×MaxU)−21.438 M=1.155
F=−1.155
Score=(1.045×APU)−12.230 M=1.257
F=−1.257
Score=(0.852×MLU)−12.567 M=0.929
F=−0.929
Score=(0.083×PhyU)−16.693 M=1.126
F=−1.126
Score =(0.448×MinU)−17.978 M=0.768
F=−0.768
Score=(0.085×MaxR)−19.598 M=1.133
F=−1.133
Score=(1.385×APR)−15.250 M=1.440
F=−1.440
Score=(0.895×MLR)−12.458 M=0.934
F=−0.934

All measurement in millimeters. Scores were calculated using discriminant functions. Negative and positive scores classified as females and males, respectively. MaxH, maximum length of humerus; EH, epicondylar breadth of humerus; MaxmH, maximum diameter at midshaft of humerus; MinmH, minimum diameter at midshaft of humerus; M, male; F, female; MaxU, maximum length of ulna; APU, antero-posterior diameter of ulna; MLU, medio-lateral diameter of ulna; PhyU, physiological length of ulna; MinU, minimum circumference of ulna; MaxR, maximum length of radius; APR, antero-posterior diameter at midshaft of radius; MLR, medio-lateral diameter at midshaft of radius.