Table 2.
PMHS Anthropometry and Mass Measurements
| Anthropometric measurement | 846 | 896 | 900 | 902 | 903 | 904 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole body | Stature (cm) | 173 | 163 | 165 | 168 | 156 | 177 | 167 ± 8 |
| Mass (kg) | 116 | 31.1 | 56.2 | 97.1 | 90.2 | 54.9 | 74.3 ± 31.9 | |
| BMI | 38.8 | 11.7 | 20.6 | 34.4 | 37.1 | 17.5 | 26.7 ± 11.5 | |
| Skull | Circumference (mm) | 510 | 500 | 520 | 539 | 506 | 514 | 514.8 ± 13.7 |
| Length (A-P, mm) | 172 | 176 | 184 | 181 | 180 | 186 | 179.8 ± 5.15 | |
| Breadth (L-M, mm) | 144 | 129 | 131 | 148 | 129 | 135 | 136.0 ± 8.15 | |
| Height (Vertex-Mentum, mm) | 240 | 196 | 230 | 226 | 220 | 234 | 224.3 ± 15.5 | |
| Height (Vertex-Occiput, mm) | 156 | 135 | 146 | 137 | 130 | 153 | 142.8 ± 10.5 | |
| Brow-to-Occiput Arc Length (mm) | 315 | 305 | 320 | 315 | 292 | 352 | 316.5 ± 20.1 | |
| Mass | Head/Neck (kg) | 7.79 | 3.35 | 4.53 | 4.11 | 4.09 | 4.73 | 4.44 ± 0.84 |
| Brain (kg)a | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.11 | 1.49 | 1.28 ± 0.13 | |
| Intracranial volume (from CT, cm3) | 1442 | 1435 | 1558 | 1481 | 1298 | 1692 | 1484 ± 132 | |
a
Brain mass measured post-test during specimen dissection.
BMI, body mass index; CT, computed tomography; PMHS, post-mortem human subject;