Volume : 7, Issue : 5, May - 2018

estimation of stature using hand length in the population of north arcot district -tamilnadu

Dr. S. Karthick, Dr. Elangovan. M.

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Data from the National Crime Records Bureau reveals that a 2,22,446 bodies were passed off as &quot;unidentified&quot; by the police in the past six years, That to determine the physical identity of an individual, body height or Stature is one of the most important useful anthropometric parameter when bodies are found in mutilated state, We designed a study to estimate the stature from the hand length on four hundred and forty five individuals of north arcot district. Study design: descriptive cross sectional study. Place of Study: Department of Anatomy, MAPIMS hospital, Melmaruvathur. MATERIAL: 445 male attenders aged between 18 to 25 years. we measured anthropometrically in respect to their height and length of right and left hand. METHOD: Measurement of stature and hand length of right and left side was taken with a standard anthropometer and a slide caliper respectively. The present study showed significant (p &lt;0.001) positive correlation between the hand lengths and stature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>