Estimation of Stature from Upper Extremity Anthropometric Measurements

Estimation of stature from outstretched arm span and measurement of component/s of upper limb in the natives of Gujarat

“…In the present study, the length of the right and left arm in both sexes showed a statistically highly significant positive correlation with stature and this was similar to other studies conducted by Uzun Ö et al 8 in Turkey and Airan N et al 13 in Uttarakhand. In the present study, the length of the left arm in male showed a slightly higher correlation coefficient (r = 0.4853) with stature than the right side (r = 0.4682), this was similar to study conducted by Uzun Ö et al 8 but not with Airan N et al 13 In the present study, the length of the right arm showed a slightly higher correlation coefficient (r = 0.6297) with stature than the left arm (r= 0.6174) in females and this was similar to studies conducted by Uzun Ö et al 8 and Airan N et al 13 To the best of our knowledge, there was no previous study on estimation of stature from the length of the shoulder to mid suprasternal notch. In the present study, the length of the left shoulder to the mid suprasternal notch in males showed a statistically non significant slightly higher positive correlation coefficient (r = 0.1723) with stature than the right side (r = 0.1712).…”

“…In the present study, the length of the right and left forearm in both sexes showed a statistically highly significant positive correlation with stature and this was similar to a study done by Uzun Ö et al 8 in Turkey. Potdar AB et al 12 also showed a statistically highly significant positive correlation of the length of left forearm with stature in both sexes in Maharastra.…”

“…In the present study, the length of the right and left middle finger in both sexes showed a statistically highly significant positive correlation with stature and this was similar to previous studies done by Uzun Ö et al 8 in Turkey, Khan MA et al 9 in Jammu & Kashmir and Kuppast N et al 10 in Karnataka. The present study showed that the left middle finger of a male has a slightly higher correlation coefficient (r = 0.5786) with stature than the right middle finger (r = 0.5528), this was inconsistent with studies done by Uzun Ö et al, 8 Khan MA et al 9 and Kuppast N et al 10 The left middle finger of female showed a higher correlation coefficient (r = 0.532) with stature than the right middle finger (r = 0.4734) in the present study, this was consistent with studies conducted by Uzun Ö et al 8 among the Turkish population and Khan MA et al 9 in the population of Jammu & Kashmir but not with Kuppast N et al 10 in the population of Karnataka.…”

“…Potdar AB et al 12 also showed a statistically highly significant positive correlation of the length of left forearm with stature in both sexes in Maharastra. In the present study, the length of the right forearm in males showed a slightly higher correlation coefficient (r = 0.4995) with stature than the left forearm (r = 0.4977), this was similar to a study conducted by Uzun Ö et al 8 among the Turkish population. The length of the right forearm in females showed a higher correlation coefficient (r = 0.6125) with stature than the left forearm (r = 0.5958) in the present study, this was similar to a study conducted by Uzun Ö et al 8 In the present study, the length of the left forearm in females showed a higher correlation coefficient (r = 0.5958) with stature than the left forearm of males (r = 0.4977), this was inconsistent with a study conducted by Potdar AB et al 12 in Maharastra.…”

“…The length of the right and left hand in both sexes showed a statistically highly significant positive correlation with stature in the present study and this was similar to previous studies done by Uzun Ö et al 8 in Turkey and Wakode NS et al 11 in Maharastra. The length of the right hand in males showed a slightly higher correlation coefficient (r = 0.6897) with stature than the left hand (r = 0.6812) in the present study and this was similar to the study done by Wakode NS et al 11 but not with Uzun Ö et al 8 In female, the length of the left hand showed a slightly higher correlation coefficient (r = 0. 7451) with stature than the right hand (r = 0.7127) in the present study and this was inconsistent with studies conducted by Uzun Ö et al 8 in Turkey and Wakode NS et al 11 in Maharastra in which right hand showed a higher correlation coefficient (r) value with stature than the left side.…”