Sexual dimorphism using Gonial Angle in children related to diet and environment in Surabaya, Indonesia

Background: In forensics, sex estimation is an important step in identification process which can be seen from gonial angle. The purpose of this study was to identify sexual dimorphism angle based on the difference external factors such as diet and environment children, assess their capacity a estimator. Study design: present consists 104 subjects (51 males 53 females) between 7 12 years age were divided into 2 groups, with prolonged sun exposure-hard (Group A) low exposure-soft B). measurements made using goniometer directly subjects. Results: mean females higher than shows significant difference. However, there no Group A B. Obtained logistic regression achieves overall accuracy 68% cutoff value 0.46, where discriminative ability values are not 0.80. Conclusions: Although sex, factor sunlight exposure does influence Current results indicate that parameter advised for children aged 7-12 years.