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

Table 5. Discriminant functions for right humerus, ulna, and radius variables.

Discriminant functions Group centroids
Score=(0.021×MaxH)+(0.199×EH)+(0.119×MaxmH)+(0.442×MinmH)−26.330 M=1.821
F=−1.821
Score=(0.017×MaxU)+(0.585×APU)+(0.293×MLU)+(0.040×PhyU)−(0.17×MinU)−23.010 M=1.651
F=−1.651
Score=(0.042×MaxR)+(0.997×APR)+(0.064×MLR)−21.689 M=1.743
F=−1.743
Score=(0.077×MaxH)−22.872 M=1.038
F=−1.038
Score=(0.375×EH)−21.474 M=1.407
F=−1.407
Score=(0.671×MaxmH)−14.239 M=1.116
F=−1.116
Score=(0.980×MinmH)−14.105 M=1.337
F=−1.337
Score=(0.089×MaxU)−22.199 M=1.178
F=−1.178
Score=(1.071×APU)−12.700 M=1.056
F=−1.056
Score=(0.882×MLU)−13.403 M=0.986
F=−0.986
Score=(0.085×PhyU)−17.037 M=1.167
F=−1.167
Score=(0.462×MinU)−18.813 M=0.808
F=−0.808
Score=(0.088×MaxR)−20.565 M=1.188
F=−1.188
Score=(1.372×APR)−15.110 M=1.542
F=−1.542
Score=(0.833×MLR)−11.850 M=0.738
F=−0.738

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.