Abstract
Background: The estimation of inter-relationship between arm span and stature has been an important tool in anthropometric measurements. It is found to be of great importance in such cases where direct measurement of stature is not possible. Objective: To find the correlation between the arm-span and standing height of both males and females in the population of Rajasthan and to use the results for medico-legal and anthropometric purposes. Materials and Methods: The study involved 600 participants (300 males and 300 females) grouped in 3 different age groups to find inter-relationship between arm-span and standing height among these age groups. The groups were divided as Group A (26-35 yr), Group B (36-45 yr), Group C (46-55). The data for study collected from different regions of Rajasthan by means of community visits. The standing height and arm-span were measured for each individual and analyzed. Result: A positive correlation was found to exist between the arm-span and stature. The correlation coefficient ‘r’ was found to be 0.921, 0.956 and 0.956 for group A, B and C respectively. Conclusion: It can be concluded that arm-span can be used in estimation of the height of both males and females. Arm span is one of the most reliable body parameter for obtaining the stature of an individual, also useful in obtaining age-related loss in stature and in identifying individuals with disproportionate growth abnormalities and in medico-legal cases.
Highlights
Anthropometry is the science dealing with measurement of size, weight and proportions of human body
Total 600 living subjects taken for study from different regions of Rajasthan
The age groups of 26-35year (Group A), 36-45 year (Group B), 46-55 year (Group C) were selected and in present study, approximate stature has been estimated from arm span
Summary
Anthropometry is the science dealing with measurement of size, weight and proportions of human body. Relationships that exist between different parts of body and height have been of great interest to anthropologists, forensic and medical scientists for many years This is because of the increase in the number of destructive events causing mass death from natural and man-made errors. Tsunamis, earthquakes, plane crashes, train crashes and terrorist attacks usually requires the identification of victims from fragmentary and dismembered human remains These estimations are of prime importance in predicting age-related loss in stature, identifying individuals with disproportionate growth abnormalities and skeletal dysplasia or height loss during surgical procedures on the spine. These measurements have found application in normalizing pulmonary function in scoliosis. The mean values of arm span and height were calculated separately for boys and girls
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