21. Determination of Stature from Correlation between Height and Hand Length and Hand Breadth in General Male Population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Sadia Syed, Sabika Hussain, Rubina Salma Yasmin, Younas Khan, Mehwish Zaib and Rizwan-ul-Haq
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine stature of a person from the correlation between his height and length and breadth measurements of his hands.
Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Forensic & Medicine, Peshawar Medical College Peshawar from March 2019 to June 2019.
Materials and Methods: The study was carried out among general population of KPK including 82 male participants aged between 21 to 60 years. The height was measured with a stature meter. Length of hands was measured using a measuring tape, while breadth of hands was measured by Vernier caliper.
Results: The linear regression equations were derived and the values of minimum, maximum and mean of anthropometric measurements were substituted in those equations in order to calculate the estimated stature.
Conclusion: Hand length is the most reliable parameter to estimate stature. We have derived linear regression models that could be used to determine stature of a male person, when only part of the body i.e. hand is available.
Key Words: Stature, Height, Hand length, Hand breadth.
Citation of article: Syed S, Hussain S, Yasmin RS, Khan Y, Zaib M, Haq R. Determination of Stature from Correlation between Height and Hand Length and Hand Breadth in General Male Population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Med Forum 2020;31(9):87-90.