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Indian Journal of Anatomy

Volume  3, Issue 4, October - December 2014, Pages 219-225
 

Original Article

Anthropometric Data of Hand and Middle Finger Length in Both Sexes of College Students and its Correlations with Stature

G.A. Shroff , Mandhana V.S., Mois Khawja

*MS Anatomy; Professor and HOD Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad., ** MD Anatomy; Assit. Professor, Department of Anatomy, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad.,***Tutor, Department of Anatomy, MGM Medical College, Aurangaba

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Background:Estimation of an individual’s stature is an important parameter in forensic examinations and anthropological studies. Morphometry of the hand provides important evidence in a crime scene investigation which helps in the estimation of stature of a criminal.Moreover, there can be anthropometric variations in different geographical areas. Aim: Determination of standard data of stature, hand length and middle finger length. To obtain correlation between these parameters. Material and method: 260 students were measured with 130 male and 130 Female candidates. Descriptive statistical analysis with distribution of population by skewness and Kurtosis are analyzed. Correlation between parameters  were calculated with SPSS. Result: Middle finger length with hand length is highly correlated with pearson Correlation 0.896 for left side and 0.892 for right side. Both parameters are Correlated with Height of person by linear correlation. Multivariaent regression equations are calculated. Conclusioin: Both hand length and Middle finger length are linearly correlated with height of person. Multiveriate regression formulas are useful to calculate structure of person. These parameter are useful in ergonomics.

Keywords: Stature; Hand length; Middle finger length; Correlation coefficient. 


Corresponding Author : G.A. Shroff