Determination of Stature from Correlation between Height and Hand Length and Hand Breadth in General Male Population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

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.