CORRELATION BETWEEN STATURE & INDEX FINGER AMONG ADULTS SUBJECTS IN SOUTH RAJASTHAN

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the present investigation is to study the Correlation between Stature & Index Finger among Adults Subjects in South Rajasthan.

Material & Methods: The present study is descriptive cross-sectional study which was carried out in private medical college for the period of two year January 2017 to December 2018. The study comprised a total of 500 samples which includes 250 male and 250 female between the age group of 20-30 years. The study protocol  was  approved  by  the  ethical  committee with  the  inclusion  and  exclusion  criteria of the study. Finger length of all fingers of both right and left hand was measured with the help of digital caliper. The finger length was measured as a straight linear distance between midpoints of proximal finger crease to the tip of finger of respectively. A simple linear regression analysis was performed to derive regression equation for estimation of stature from finger length.

Results: Standard deviation in years for age and in centimeters for all other measurements. The mean stature of male was found to be 172.22 ± 4.23 cm and the mean stature of female was found to be 154.18 ± 3.77 cm. There was no statistically significant difference between measured stature and estimated stature in both genders. Therefore, the regression formula derived from the finger length can effectively be applied to estimate stature in the studied group of students.

Conclusion: The present study concluded that finger length has a moderate and positive relationship with stature of an individual. Hence the stature of an individual can be successfully estimated from the finger length using different regression equation derived in the present study.

Keywords: Correlation, Stature & Index Finger, South Rajasthan, Pearson correlation, Stadiometer