Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

A study of estimation of stature from length of fingers in Mysore

  • Author:
  • Annie J. Verghese1, Balaraj B. M.2, Pramod Kumar G. N.2

1Department of Forensic Medicine, MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Hoskote-562 114Karnataka.

2Department of Forensic Medicine, JSS University, Mysore-15Karnataka.

Abstract

This study looks into the possibility of estimation of stature from the length of the fingers. 50 male and 50 female subjects were taken as subjects. All were aged more than 21 years and less than 30 years. Their family origins were from Mysore and neighbouring areas. The subjects’ height and finger lengths were measured and independent linear regression equations were obtained. The best finger to predict the height in case of males was found to be the left thumb and in case of females it was the right thumb.

Keywords

Finger length, Height, Stature