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Measurement of height from the length of hand: A cross-sectional study among medical students of North India
Dr Shomalla Jan, Dr Farida Khanam, Dr Zeenat Akhtar, Dr Mubeen Rashid
Abstract
Introduction: Height is considered as one of important parameters for personal identification.
Stature reconstruction can provide forensic anthropological estimation of height of a person in living
state which plays a vital role in identification of individual remains. There is a strong correlation of
height with hand dimensions and if either of measurements is known, other can be calculated.
Aim: The aim of present study was to find association of hand length with height and to show if
height could be predicted using hand length measurements in medical students .Methodolgy: This
was Crossectional study done among 97 students of a Medical College. Students with no
deformities or previous history of trauma to spine or hand were included in study. The
anthropometric characteristics including height and hand length were measured, analysed
statistically and correlation between parameters was studied. Results: Out of 97 , 50.5% were
males and 49.5% females.Mean height among females was 156.38+4.796 cm ,left hand length
17.02 +0.838 cm and right hand length was 17.08+0.821 cm. The mean height among males was
170.02+5.811cm ,left and right hand length was 18.89 +0.928 and 18.83+0.955 cm respectively .
The results show statistical significant differences between the anthropometric parameters(p<0.00).
Positive correlation was found between height and hand length indicating that height could be
predicted using hand length. Conclusion: Statistical significant relation was observed between hand
length and height in present study. We can predict height from hand length when it is difficult or
not possible to measure height directly.
Keywords
Height, Hand Length, Anthropometry, Medical College
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