The Determination of Correlation Between Stature and Upper Limb and Hand Measurements in Iranian Adults

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Mahakizadeh S¹ ; Ghoroghi FM¹ ; Moshkdanian G^{1, 2} ; Mokhtari T¹ ; Hassanzadeh G³

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1. Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
3. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Forensic Science International Published:2016

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Estimation of stature is an important issue, which is significantly considered in forensic anthropology. It will be difficult to predict the identification of an individual when only some parts of dead body are discovered following disasters or criminal events. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between stature and upper limb and hand length in Iranian adults to generate regression formulae for stature estimation. Three anthropometric measurements; Stature, Upper Limb Length (ULL) and Hand Length (HL) were taken on subjects, comprising 142 male students (18-25 years) using standard measuring instruments. The data were analysed using SPSS 16. Then linear regression models were used to estimate stature. The results indicated a positive correlation between stature and upper limb and hand measurements. The correlation coefficient with upper limb length was r= 0.89 & p =0.0001 and with hand length was r= 0.78 & p =0.0001. In conclusion, we found a strong correlation between stature and upper limb and hand length. The regression analysis also showed that the Upper Limb Length give better prediction of stature compared to Hand length measurements. © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

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MLA	Mahakizadeh S, et al.. "The Determination of Correlation Between Stature and Upper Limb and Hand Measurements in Iranian Adults." Forensic Science International, vol. 260, no. , 2016, pp. 27-30.
APA	Mahakizadeh S, Ghoroghi FM, Moshkdanian G, Mokhtari T, Hassanzadeh G (2016). The Determination of Correlation Between Stature and Upper Limb and Hand Measurements in Iranian Adults. Forensic Science International, 260(), 27-30.
Chicago	Mahakizadeh S, Ghoroghi FM, Moshkdanian G, Mokhtari T, Hassanzadeh G. "The Determination of Correlation Between Stature and Upper Limb and Hand Measurements in Iranian Adults." Forensic Science International 260, no. (2016): 27-30.
Harvard	Mahakizadeh S et al. (2016) 'The Determination of Correlation Between Stature and Upper Limb and Hand Measurements in Iranian Adults', Forensic Science International, 260(), pp. 27-30.
Vancouver	Mahakizadeh S, Ghoroghi FM, Moshkdanian G, Mokhtari T, Hassanzadeh G. The Determination of Correlation Between Stature and Upper Limb and Hand Measurements in Iranian Adults. Forensic Science International. 2016;260():27-30.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Mahakizadeh S and Ghoroghi FM and Moshkdanian G and Mokhtari T and Hassanzadeh G}, title = {The Determination of Correlation Between Stature and Upper Limb and Hand Measurements in Iranian Adults}, journal = {Forensic Science International}, volume = {260}, number = {}, pages = {27-30}, year = {2016} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Mahakizadeh S AU - Ghoroghi FM AU - Moshkdanian G AU - Mokhtari T AU - Hassanzadeh G TI - The Determination of Correlation Between Stature and Upper Limb and Hand Measurements in Iranian Adults JO - Forensic Science International VL - 260 IS - SP - 27 EP - 30 PY - 2016 ER -

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