Assessment of Anthropometric measurements of Upper and Lower Limbs among Female Students of Iranian Population

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to measure upper and lower limb dimensions among female students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and determine the relationship between brachial and crural indices as anthropometric indices of limbs and Body Mass Index (BMI). Methods: In this descriptive-cross-sectional study, anthropometric parameters of the upper and lower limbs were evaluated among 200 Iranian female student volunteers aged 18-38 with no physical or developmental deformity. Results: The collected data were analyzed by GraphPad Prism software. Pearson correlation and simple linear regression tests were used to find the relationship between measured anthropometric indices. Mean± Standard deviation (SD) of age and BMI were 23.65 ± 4.97 and 24.59± 4.14, respectively. The brachial and crural indices were 89.47± 9.352 and 76.37± 5.320, respectively. No statistically significant association was found between brachial and crural indices and BMI. In addition, we found a significant positive correlation between wrist dimensions and BMI. The results of the present article determined the relationship between BMI and anthropometric parameters of the upper and lower limbs. Conclusions: Our findings supported the close relationship between wrist dimension and BMI.