STATURE ESTIMATION USING HAND DIMENSIONS AMONG NIGERIAN POPULATION
Abstract
Stature estimation is the anchor characteristic of forensic anthropology, medical sciences, and disaster victim identification when a person has only a portion of his or her remains. This research investigated the predictive capability of hand dimensions to estimate stature in 992 adult Nigerians, 18–58 years old (507 men and 485 women). Twelve standard anthropometrical dimensions of hands and stature were taken. We employed descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and linear and stepwise regression models in the data analyses. We established weak but statistically significant positive interrelationships of stature with hand parameters, of which Right Wrist Circumference (r = 0.121, r² = 0.015, P < 0.001) was the highest individual predictor of stature. Left Little Finger Length (r = 0.113, r² = 0.013, P < 0.001) and Right-Hand Breadth (r² = 0.012) had a measure of predictive value but low variance explanation. Stepwise regression confirmed right wrist circumference and left little finger length to the exclusion of others as the optimal pair of predictors but explained little variance in stature (
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