Sex / Height (cm) / Weight (kg) / BMI (kg/m2) / Contact with the ground / Drop length (m) / Ligature material / Thickness of the ligature (cm) / Loops around the neck / Location of the knot / Hangman’s fracture
pmMSCT / Autopsy
23/F / 163 / 68 / 25.6 / + / 0.3 / Fabric string / 3.0 / Once / Posterior / - / -
77/M / 174 / 71 / 23.5 / + / 0.3 / Rope / 0.5 / Once / Posterior / - / -
46/M / 174 / 64 / 21.1 / + / 0.7 / Rope / 1.5 / Once / Lateral (left) / - / -
48/M / 188 / 102 / 28.9 / + / 0.5 / Rope / 2.0 / Once / Lateral (left) / - / -
18/M / 173 / 63 / 21.0 / + / 0.5 / Rope / 0.6 / Once / Posterior / - / -
92/M / 164 / 74 / 27.5 / + / 0.3 / Electric cord / 0.8 / Once / Posterior / - / -
78/F / 164 / 85 / 31.6 / + / 0.4 / Electric cord / 0.7 / Once / Posterior / - / -
38/M / 174 / 82 / 27.1 / + / 1.0 / Leather belt / 3.0 / Once / Posterior / - / -
73/M / 156 / 72 / 29.6 / + / 0.1 / Rope / 0.8 / Twice / Lateral (left) / - / -
72/M / 180 / 104 / 32.1 / + / 0.8 / Rope / 1.2 / Once / Anterior / - / -
85/M / 169 / 71 / 24.9 / + / 0.4 / Electric cord / 0.7 / Twice / Posterior / - / -
26/M / 184 / 64 / 18.9 / - / 0.7 / Fabric string / 3.7 / Once / Posterior / - / -
31/M / 178 / 76 / 24.0 / + / 0.4 / Electric cord / 0.6 / Twice / Posterior / - / -
45/M / 180 / 74 / 22.8 / + / 0.6 / Rope / 0.9 / Once / Posterior / - / -
43/M / 192 / 101 / 27.4 / - / 3.1 / Rope / 2.2 / Once / Lateral(left) / + / +
69/F / 173 / 70 / 23.4 / + / 0.2 / Nylon string / 0.5 / Once / Posterior / - / -
44/M / 180 / 73 / 22.5 / + / 0.5 / Rope / 0.8 / Twice / Posterior / - / -
38/M / 187 / 92 / 26.3 / + / 1.2 / Rope / 0.8 / Once / Lateral (left) / - / -
46/M / 175 / 66 / 21.6 / + / 0.3 / Rope / 0.7 / Twice / Lateral (left) / - / -
73/M / 164 / 61 / 22.7 / + / 0.5 / Rope / 0.7 / Once / Posterior / - / -
54/M / 187 / 94 / 26.9 / + / 0.2 / Electric cord / 0.7 / Once / Posterior / - / -
58/M / 173 / 88 / 29.4 / - / 0.5 / Fabric string / 2.5 / Once / Posterior / - / -
68/M / 178 / 84 / 26.5 / + / 0.9 / Rope / 0.8 / Once / Posterior / - / -
32/M / 169 / 54 / 18.9 / + / 1.1 / Leather belt / 3.0 / Once / Posterior / - / -
30/M / 179 / 84 / 26.2 / + / 0.4 / Electric cord / 0.7 / Once / Posterior / - / -
43/M / 184 / 99 / 29.2 / + / 0.8 / Electric cord / 0.7 / Once / Posterior / - / -
58/M / 181 / 79 / 24.1 / + / 0.5 / Rope / 1.0 / Once / Posterior / - / -
48/M / 191 / 77 / 21.1 / + / 0.5 / Rope / 1.0 / Once / Posterior / - / -
34/M / 180 / 85 / 26.2 / - / 0.4 / Electric cord / 0.7 / Once / Posterior / - / -
39/M / 182 / 84 / 25.4 / + / 0.6 / Rope / 2.5 / Once / Posterior / - / -
52/M / 174 / 86 / 28.4 / + / 0.5 / Rope / 0.7 / Once / Posterior / - / -
34/M / 170 / 92 / 31.8 / + / 0.5 / Rope / 0.8 / Once / Posterior / - / -
Supplemental Table Overview of all of the parameters of the entire case in this study
M male; F female
Note: The case with Hangman’s fracture is highlighted in bold and italic style