Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 2

Estimation of Stature by Percutaneous Measurement of Upper Arm Length among Native Adult Population of Dakshina Kannada District

  • Author:
  • Somashekar Chandran1,, Shahnavaz Manipady2, Mahabalesh Shetty3, Pratik Vijay Tarvadi2, Suraj S Shetty4
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 99 to 104

1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, DM WIMS Medical College, Wayanad, Kerala

2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

3Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

4Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding author: Somashekar Chandran MBBS, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, DM WIMS Medical College, Wayanad, Kerala-673577 Email: somashekar.chandran@gmail.com

Online published on 17 August, 2016.

Abstract

Stature estimation among native adult population of Dakshina Kannada district by percutaneous measurement of upper arm length

To find out the correlation between stature and upper arm length

To derive a statistical model to estimate stature for native adult population of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

Upper arm length and stature of 200 adult subjects comprising of 100 males and 100 females in the age group of 19–39 years were measured separately on left and right side of each individual with sliding calipers and stadiometer respectively. The collected data was analysed using SPSS software to obtain the results.

The statistical analysis indicated that the correlations between the upper arm length and the stature in both males and females were statistically significant (p<0.001). Linear regression equations for stature estimation were formulated separately for left and right sides in both sexes.

Upper arm length and stature are positively correlated with each other. Linear regressions equations derived from upper arm length can be reliably used for the estimation of the stature in the native adult population of Dakshina Kannada district and neighbouring regions. From this study, left upper arm length is the best parameter for estimation of stature in both males and females.

Keywords

Stadiometer, Stature estimation, Upper arm length