Stature estimation based on hand length and foot length

Abstract

This study was carried out to estimate the relationship between hand length, foot length and stature using multiple linear regression analyses based on a sample of male and female adult Turks residing in Adana. Measurements of hand length, foot length and stature were taken from 155 adult Turks (80 male, 75 female) aged 17-23 years. The participants were students of the Medical Faculty of Cukurova University. A multiple linear regression model was fitted to the observed data. Stature was taken as the response or dependent variable, hand length and foot length were taken as explanatory variables or regressors. All possible (simple and multiple) linear regression models for each of males, females and both genders together were tested for the best model. The multiple linear regression model for both genders together was found to be the best model with the highest values for the coefficients of determination R2 = 0.861 and R2adjusted = 0.859, and multiple correlation coefficient R = 0.928.

Sexual Dimorphism and Estimation of Height from Body Length Anthropometric Parameters among the Hausa Ethnic Group of Nigeria

“…Males showed better precision than females. This is in line with the previous findings in Nigerian [14], Turkish [28,29] and Indian [30,31] populations. Therefore, higher predictive ability was observed in males than females in the Hausa ethnic group.…”

Body Height and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Serbian Adults

“…However, the exact body height cannot always be determined the usual way because of various deformities of the extremities or in patients who have undergone amputations or similar injuries. In such circumstances, an estimate of body height has to be derived from other reliable anthropometric indicators such as hand and foot lengths (Agnihotri et al, 2007(Agnihotri et al, , 2008Kanchan et al, 2008;Rastogi et al, 2008;Sanli et al, 2005), knee height (Fatmah, 2005;Hickson & Frost, 2003;Karadag et al, 2012), length of the forearm (Ilayperuma et al, 2010), length of the sternum (Menezes et al, , 2011, vertebral column length (Nagesh & Pradeep Kumar, 2006), sitting height (Fatmah), length of scapula (Campobasso et al, 1998), arm span (Aggrawal et al, 2000;Bjelica et al;Datta Banik;Fatmah;Hickson & Frost;Jarzem & Gledhill, 1993;Mohanty et al;Ter Goon et al) as well as cranial sutures , skull (Bidmos, 2006;Bidmos & Asala, 2005), facial measurements (Sahni et al, 2010) etc. Therefore, all these anthropometric indicators which are used as an alternative to estimate body height are very important in predicting agerelated loss in body height.…”

Estimation of stature from sternal lengths. A correlation meta-analysis

“…Regression errors for the length of the sternum are almost twice of that for the length of the femur [32][33][34], almost 1.5 times of that of tibia [34][35][36] and humerus [32][33][34] and are quite similar to those of the hand and foot [37]. Scapular length and particularly the longitudinal scapular length showed a correlation of up to 74% with stature [38].…”

“…Błędy regresji dla długości mostka są niemal dwukrotnie większe niż dla długości kości udowej [32][33][34], niemal 1,5 raza większe niż dla kości piszczelowej [34][35][36] i kości ramiennej [32][33][34] i są podobne jak w przypadku kości ręki i stopy [37]. Długość łopatki, a w szczególności wymiar podłużny łopatki, wykazuje korelację ze wzrostem na poziomie do 74% [38].…”